The Most Famous
LINGUISTS from India
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Linguists of all time. This list of famous Indian Linguists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Monier Monier-Williams (1819 - 1899)
With an HPI of 40.53, Monier Monier-Williams is the most famous Indian Linguist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Sir Monier Monier-Williams (; né Williams; 12 November 1819 – 11 April 1899) was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as linguists born between 1819 and 1819. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased linguists include Monier Monier-Williams.
