Question

in which year William Jones arrived in Calcutta and in which post

Answer 1

Answer:

he arrived in Calcutta in 1783 as a junior judge.

Explanation:

William Jones arrived in Calcutta in 1783 as a junior judge in the supreme court of Calcutta.

Answer 2

The year William Jones arrived in Calcutta is 1783 as a Puisne Judge

Explanation:

• The Bicentenary of the birth of Sir William Jones on the 28 September 1746,was celebrated by the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal on the anniversary of its foundation day,15 January 1946.
• The importance of this occasion to the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal are going to be realized by all who have an interest within the progress either of letters or of science in India.
• Sir William Jones,who was already referred to as a distingusihed scholar and linguist,arrived in Calcutta in September 1783,to require up his appointment as a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court at Fort William in Bengal.
• He soon noticed the want of an organized association as a drawback to progress;this led to a gathering on 15 January 1784,of 30 of the leading European gentlemen of Calcutta,under the chairmanship of Sir Robert Chambers.
• At this inaugural meeting Sir William Jones delivered a 'Discourse on the Institutions of a society for enquiring into the History,civil and natural ,the Antiquities,Arts,Sciences and Literature of Aisa.'

Therefore,William Jones arrived in Calcutta is 1783 as a Puisne Judge.