John Borthwick Gilchrist
(1759-1841)
Scottish Indologist
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John Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE (19 June 1759 – 9 January 1841) was a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he spent most of his early career in India, where he made a study of the local languages. In later life, he returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh and London. In his final years, he moved to Paris, where he died at the age of 81.
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1759 Edinburgh
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1841 (aged 81) Paris, France
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