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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.
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 Grierson (c. 1679 – 1753) was a Scottish-born printer and publisher in Dublin, Ireland, whose descendants continued in the book trade in Dublin for several generations. He was married to the editor and poet Constantia Grierson .
George Abraham Grierson, the man behind Linguistic Survey of India (photo from the National Portrait Gallery, London).. The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is a comprehensive survey of the languages of British India, describing 364 languages and dialects. [1]
During World War I, Sir Robert Grierson, 10th Baronet of Lag served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, however by this time most of the Grierson lands had been lost, although the ruins of Lag Tower still stand today. [3] George Abraham Grierson was a distinguished linguist who devoted much of his life to the study of dialects from the Indian ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Edward Grierson (1914–1975), British barrister and writer; Francis Grierson (1848–1927), English born American author; George Grierson (politician) (1867–1931), Canadian politician; George Grierson (printer) (c. 1678 – 1753), Scottish-born printer in Dublin; George Abraham Grierson (1851–1941), Irish orientalist, linguist and civil ...
Linguist George Abraham Grierson collected and translated a variant in the Bhil language. In this tale, a king has seven sons. They go to the top of the palace and shoot arrows at random directions, to find suitable brides for them. The elder six find and marry human maidens. The youngest's arrow lands near an ascetic's hut, where a she-monkey ...