James Prinsep
James Prinsep FRS was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He studied, documented and illustrated many aspects of numismatics, metallurgy, meteorology apart from pursuing his career in India as an assay master at the mint in Benares.
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Date of Birth
August 20th, 1799
Age
224
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United Kingdom
Date of Death
April 22nd, 1840
Died Aged
40
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Leo
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William Prinsep
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Charles Robert Prinsep
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George Augustus Prinsep
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Amelia Rebecca Prinsep
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Thomas Prinsep
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Sophia Elizabeth Auriol
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