Question

1. Write about the views of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Who worked for the development of Ancient Language?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Henry Thomas Colebrooke was born on 15 June 1765. His parents were Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet, MP for Arundel and Chairman of the East India Company from 1769, and Mary Gaynor, daughter and heir of Patrick Gaynor of Antigua.

rs assume the development of primitive language-like systems (proto-language) as early as Homo habilis, while others place the development of symbolic communication only with Homo erectus (1.8 million years ago) or with Homo heidelbergensis (0.6 million years ago) and the development of language proper

Answer 2

Explanation:

Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and mathematician. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe".[1]

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

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A bust of Henry Thomas Colebrooke currently owned by the Royal Asiatic Society

Born

15 June 1765

London, England

Died

10 March 1837 (aged 71)

London, England

Nationality

British

Occupation

Orientalist

Known for

Sanskrit scholar, one of the founders of the Royal Asiatic Society, one of the founders and second president of the Royal Astronomical Society