1799
James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (died 1840)
James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (died 1840)
James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (died 1840)
James Prinsep
English scholar, orientalist and antiquary(1799–1840)
- Born
- 1799
James Prinsep was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He studied, documented and illustrated many aspects of numismatics, metallurgy, and meteorology apart from pursuing his career in India as an assay master at the mint in Benares.