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William Dwight Whitney

Portrait of Whitney William Dwight Whitney (February 9, 1827June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution. He was the first president of the American Philological Association and editor-in-chief of ''The Century Dictionary''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Sanskrit grammar : including both the classical language, and the older dialects, of Veda and Brahmana 2d ed. by Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894

    Published: Harvard University Press, 1889
    Description: xxv, 551 pages ; 24 cm.
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    The Century dictionary and cyclopedia : with a new atlas of the world : a work of general reference in all departments of knowledge Rev. and enl. ed.

    Published: Century Co., 1914
    Description: 12 volumes : illustrations ; 31 cm.
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