| Authorised form of name | Jones; Sir; William (1746 - 1794) |
| Dates | 1746 - 1794 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Beaufort Buildings, Westminster, London, England |
| Date of birth | 28 September 1746 |
| Place of death | Calcutta, India |
| Date of death | 27 April 1794 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Calcutta, India |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Research field | Languages |
| Activity | Education:
Harrow; BA (1768) MA (1773) Oxford
Career:
Called to the Bar at Middle Temple (1774); tutor to George John, Lord Althorp (FRS 1780); appointed one of the Commissioners of Bankrupts (1776); Judge of the High Court of Calcutta (1783); established, with Sir Charles Wilkins (FRS 1788) the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784); monument to him erected by the HEIC in St Paul's Cathedral
Honours:
Kt 1783
Memberships:
FRS Copenhagen
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/04/1772 |
| Relationships | Youngest child of William Jones FRS (1711) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Garland Cannon, 'Sir William Jones, Sir Joseph Banks, and the Royal Society' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 205-230
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
H W Robinson, 'Gleanings from the Library - I. A Note on the Early Minutes' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 92-95
R Singh and F Riess, 'The nobel laureate Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman FRS and his contacts with the British Scientific community in a social and political context' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 47-64 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/102326800 |
| Code | NA3534 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/3/46 | Draft letter from Sir Joseph Banks to Lady Jones | 7 February 1795 |
| MM/3/48 | Letter from Mr Sloper, Bolton Street, to Sir Joseph Banks | 16 February 1795 |
| MM/3/45 | Copy of letter from Sir William Jones, Calcutta, to Sir Joseph Banks | 29 January 1792 |
| EC/1772/13 | Jones, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002455 | Jones, Sir William | nd |
| MC/2/30 | Letter from [August Wilhelm von] Schlegel, Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn Street, to [John George] Children, Secretary of the Royal Society | 20 March 1832 |
| MS/391/142 | Bond of William Jones to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 14 May 1772 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/109 | Letter from [Friedrich August] Rosen, 121 Crawford Street, Baker Street, to the Royal Society | 29 January 1834 |
| MC/2/117 | Letter from [Friedrich August] Rosen, 121 Crawford Street, Baker Street, to the Royal Society | 14 April 1834 |