Edward Denison Ross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Denison Ross

British Orientalist and linguist

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1871

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1940

Profession: writer, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Edward Denison Ross (6 June 1871 – 20 September 1940) was an orientalist and linguist, specializing in languages of the Far East.
He read in 49 languages, and spoke in 30.
He was director of the British Information Bureau for the Near East.
Along with Eileen Power, he wrote and edited a 26-volume series published by George Routledge & Sons, The Broadway Travellers.
The series included the diary of the 17th century naval chaplain Henry Teonge.
In 1934 Edward Denison Ross attended Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration in Tehran. Ross joined the staff of the British Museum in 1914, appointed to catalogue the collections of Sir Aurel Stein..
He was an original trustee of the E.J.W.
Gibb Memorial Series. He was the first director of the University of London’s School of Oriental Studies (now SOAS, University of London) from 1916 to 1937.



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Description	Irish painter
Date of birth/death	20 March 1856	10 January 1941
Location of birth/death	Belfast	Kilmoganny
Work period	c.1870-1941
Work location	Glasgow (c.1870-1881), London (1881), Paris (1881-1885), Glasgow (1885-1896), London (1896-1935), Los Angeles (1935-1939), Kilmoganny (1939-1941)
Authority control	: Q609328 VIAF: 12401964 ISNI: 0000 0000 6648 5400 ULAN: 500000428 LCCN: n84013990 Open Library: OL5073630A WorldCat