Charles Henry Tawney

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Charles Henry Tawney, C.I.E. (1837-1922) was an English educator and scholar, primarily known for his translations of Sanskrit classics into English. He was fluent in German, Latin, and Greek; and in India also acquired Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, and Persian.[1]

Biography

Tawney was the son of Rev. Richard Tawney, and educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge; where he worked as a Fellow and Tutor for 4 years, until he moved to India for health reasons. He married in 1867 and had a large family.[2] From 1865 to his retirement in 1892 he held various educational offices, most significantly Principal of Presidency College for much of the period of 1875-1892.[3] His translation of Kathasaritsagara was printed by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in a small series called Bibliotheca Indica between 1880 and 1884.

After retirement, Tawney was made Librarian of the India Office.

Translations from Sanskrit

Notes

  1. ↑ Penzer 1924 Vol I, viii-ix.
  2. ↑ Penzer 1924 Vol I, x.
  3. ↑ Penzer 1924 Vol I, vii.

References

  • Penzer, N. M. (1924), "Charles Henry Tawney", The Ocean of Story, being C.H. Tawney's Translation of Somadeva's Katha Sarit Sagara I, London: Chas. J. Sawyer, pp. vii–x 

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