Jackson, A.V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937
Variant namesA. V. Williams Jackson was a professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, 1895-1935.
From the description of A. V. Williams Jackson papers, 1889-1909 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169317
A. V. Williams Jackson was born in New York City, on February 9, 1862. For the majority of his life, Jackson was associated with Columbia University. He received an A.B. there in 1883, an A.M. the following year, an L.H.D. the year after that, and in 1886, a Ph.D. Between 1895 and 1935, he was a professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia. He was the author of many books and travelled extensively in the Near East and South Asia. A. V. Williams Jackson died on August 8, 1937.
From the guide to the A. V. Williams Jackson papers, 1889-1909, (Manuscripts and Archives)
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| associatedWith | American Oriental Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bilgirāmī, Sayyid ʻAlī. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, W. Norman (William Norman), 1892-1975. | person |
| correspondedWith | Child, Francis James, 1825-1896 | person |
| associatedWith | Columbia University. University Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jurgens, W. A. | person |
| associatedWith | Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Turnbull, Edwin Litchfield, 1872-1927. | person |
| associatedWith | Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884. | person |
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| Iran |
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| Avestan language |
| Iranian languages |
| Linguistics |
| Sanskrit language |
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| Educators |
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Person
Birth 1862-02-09
Death 1937-08-08
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