Francis Johnson (linguist)

Francis Johnson (linguist)

Francis Johnson (c. 1796 – 1876) was a linguist who taught at the East India Company College. He compiled a Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary.

He also published
* Johnson, Francis. Hitopadesa. The Sanskrit Text of the First Book, or Mitra-Labha; with a Grammatical Analysis, Alphabetically Arranged. Prepared for the Use of the East-India College, by Francis Johnson, Professor. London: James Madden and Co. Successors to Parbury and Co., 8 Leadenhall Street, 1840 [Bibliography for William Carey, D. D. (1761-1834) [http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/works_languages.htm See notes] accessed 9 Oct 2007] .

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/details/dictionarypersia00johnuoft Download Johnson's Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary]

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