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Sir Edward Denison Ross (6 June 1871 – 20 September 1940) was an orientalist and linguist, specializing in languages of the Middle East, Central and East Asia. He was the first director of the 
Sir Edward Denison Ross (6 June 1871 – 20 September 1940) was an orientalist and linguist, specializing in languages of the Middle East, Central and East Asia. He was the first director of the University of London
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's School of Oriental Studies
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(now SOAS, University of London) from 1916 to 1937.
Ross read in 49 languages, and spoke in 30. He was director of the British Information Bureau for the Near East. Sometime after 1877, Ross wrote an Introduction a reprint of George Sale's translation
George Sale (1697–1736) was a British Orientalist scholar and practising solicitor, best known for his 1734 translation of the Quran into English. In 1748, after having read Sale's translation, Voltaire wrote his own essay "De l'Alcoran ...
of the ''Quran''. Along with Eileen Power, he wrote and edited a 26-volume series published by George Routledge & Sons
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, ''The Broadway Travellers''. The series included the diary of the 17th-century naval chaplain Henry Teonge
Henry Teonge (18 March 1621, at Wolverton, Warwickshire – 21 March 1690, at Spernall, Warwickshire) was an English cleric and Royal Navy chaplain who kept informative diaries of voyages he made in 1675–1676 and 1678–1679.
Life
Teonge was ...
. Ross joined the staff of the British Museum
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in 1914, appointed to catalogue the collections of Sir Aurel Stein
Sir Marc Aurel Stein,
( hu, Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at ...
. He was an original trustee of the E. J. W. Gibb Memorial Series. In 1934 Edward Denison Ross attended Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration
The Ferdowsi millennial celebration ( fa, جشن هزاره فردوسی) was a series of celebrations and scholarly events in the year 1934 to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of Ferdowsi's birth. The Ferdowsi millennial was held at the ...
in Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
.
References
Further reading
*''Sir Edward Dennison Ross (1871 - 1940): A Persian Scholar and Orientalist Par Excellence'' by R M Chopra, INDO-IRANICA, Vol.LXVI, Nos.1 to 4, 2013External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Edward Denison 1871 births 1940 deaths Linguists from England British orientalists Employees of the British Museum