who was Sir William Jones (aka "oriental Jones")?
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Sir William Jones, the Father of Modern Linguistics\n\nSir William Jones (1746-1794) is best known for his famous Third Discourse of 1786 in which he proposed that Sanskrit's affinity to Greek and Latin could be explained by positing a common, earlier source, one known today as Indo-European. This brilliant thesis laid the groundwork for modern comparative linguistics. Jones' interests and achievements, however, ranged far beyond language. He studied and made contributions to anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, history, law, literature, music, physiology, politics, and religion. He served as a Supreme Court justice in India and founded the Asiatic Society, which stimulated world-wide interest in India and the Orient. He was friends with many of the leading intellectuals of his day and corresponded with Benjamin Franklin in America and with Burke, Gibbon, Johnson, Percy and Reynolds in Britain. In his short life he mastered so many languages that he was regarded even in his own time as a phenomenon, and so he was.\n\n-x-x-x-x-x-x\n\nSir William Jones\nby Dr. K. L. Kamat\n\nWilliam Jones was born in London on 28th September 1746. His father died when William was only three years old, But his mother aroused boundless curiosity in him. At a tender age of twenty he became adept in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Latin and English. His knowledge of Arabic and Persian made King Christian VII of Denmark assign him the translation of "Tariq-i-Nadiri" into French. He was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1772 and in the following year, a member of the prestigious Literary Club of Dr. Johnson. \n\nJones arrived in India in September 1783 a  judge in the Supreme Court in Calcutta. he realized that India had much to offer to the world in the sciences and the arts, and that the discovery of her rich past and culture could not be achieved by himself. He discussed with his colleagues and established the "Asiatic Society" on 15th January 1784, and this was a revolutionary event in the world of letters. It marked the restoration of ancient learning in and about India. Jones realized that it was the East, which held the secrets of early history and civilization of man; and that unless the East was know, the history of man could not be written.\n\nJones invented the system of transliteration and translated the Laws of Manu (Manusmriti) into English. He was the first westerner to study and write a paper on Indian Classical Music, the first person to put forward a plan for classification of Indian plants and animals. He was instrumental for compilation of books on Botany, Zoology, Astronomy and Philosophy. He declared that the Sanskrit language is of wonderful structure, more perfect than Greek, more copious than the Latin and thus laid foundation for birth of Science of Linguistics. Thereafter, many western universities began founding chairs in Sanskrit. He translated Kalidasa's "Abhiknana Shakuntala" and "Ritu Samhara," and Jayadeva's "Gita Govinda" into English. This lead to study of Indian dramatic literature and mythology. Further he also encouraged study of Indian chronology.\n\nOn 27th April 1794 has passed away because of an inflammation of liver. He was only forty eight years old, and a great progress in the study of India was untimely curtailed.
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oh man calcoun was freaken crazy! haha sorry i dont know umm try wikepedia. but man that guy is soo big in history.. i loved learning about him
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John Paul Jones.He said "Ihave not yet begun to fight"
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Yes, it was Thomas Jefferson.\n\n\nhttp://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffworld.html
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A man who is a native or inhabitant of England,\nor of English descent.
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Marian Jones\n\nBut now i don't know
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John Paul Jones and Paul Revere
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cheeky bastard,try www.wikipedia.com
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My Uncle Bobby\nalso know as Sir Robert Moore!!!!
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The Rothschilds are a German Jewish family, not English.\n\nLooking up the history of the Bank of England ... any idea of what time frame we're talking about?
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You should read "orientalism" by Edward Said.
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King George II. Here's a website. Pay attention to the last sentence of the first paragraph).\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain
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An attempt to match the affluence of your neighbors.\n\n"Jones" was a generic American last name.\n\nWho has the latest SUV, tech toy, etc...
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King George VI\nhttp://www.royal.gov.uk/OutPut/Page147.asp
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its discover by jerome lerdor....or something....\nand its near the meaning of william syndrome..\nits was discover in 1959.
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It is just a family name, as  Smith or Jones is in  English
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This sound's like a trick question...you know who is buried in Pearl Buck's tomb?\n\nOk...Sam Houston was not born in Houston he was born in Lexington, Virginia.\n\nQuestion for you: This answer was found in about 10 seconds, obviously you have internet access, why don't you do your own research?