Edward Byles Cowell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 121 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 23,1826 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Ipswich |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | February 9,1903 |
| Died | Cambridge |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Translator |
| Education | Magdalen College |
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| ID | 1456363 |
Edward Byles Cowell Life story
Edward Byles Cowell, FBA was a noted translator of Persian poetry and the first professor of Sanskrit at Cambridge University. Cowell was born in Ipswich, and became interested in Oriental languages at the age of fifteen, when he found a copy of Sir William Jones's works in the public library.
