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Sir George Abraham Grierson OM KCIE FBA (7 January 1851 – 9 March 1941) was an Irish administrator and linguist in British India.He worked in the Indian Civil Service but an interest in philology and linguistics led him to pursue studies in the languages and folklore of India during his postings in Bengal and Bihar.
The Survey was first proposed by George Abraham Grierson, a member of the Indian Civil Service and a linguist who attended the Seventh International Oriental Congress held at Vienna in September 1886. He made a proposal of the linguistic survey and it was initially turned down by the Government of India.
George Grierson (c. 1679 ... shortly after the death of his first wife. ... One of his grandchildren was the linguist George Abraham Grierson (1851–1941).
George Grierson may refer to: George Grierson (politician) (1867–1931), politician in Manitoba, Canada; George Grierson (printer) (c. 1679–1753), Scottish-born printer and publisher in Dublin, Ireland; George Grierson (footballer) (1905–1962), Scottish footballer; George Abraham Grierson (1851–1941), Irish administrator and linguist in ...
George Abraham Grierson was a distinguished linguist who devoted much of his life to the study of dialects from the Indian sub-continent. [3] John Grierson is widely regarded as the father of the British documentary film movement.
[1] [2] This Purbi song became very popular and George Abraham Grierson also recorded this song for Linguistic Survey of India in 1920. [2] It has also been called the "Vande Matram" of Bhojpuri. [3] The poem was first published in Raghuveer Patra Pushp. [4] The title Batohiya is a Bhojpuri word which means traveller. [5]
George Abraham Grierson (c.1727-55) Literature portal Constantia Grierson (née Crawley; c. 1705 – 2 December 1732), was an editor, poet, and classical scholar from County Kilkenny , Ireland.
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