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Prinsep, James

(1799–1840)

J. P. Losty

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/22812

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Prinsep, James (1799–1840), Indologist and scientist, was born on 20 August 1799 at 147 Leadenhall Street, London, the seventh son and tenth child of John Prinsep (1746–1830) [see under Prinsep, Henry Thoby (1792-1878)], merchant and MP, and his wife, Sophia Elizabeth Auriol (1760–1850)...

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date: 25 February 2021

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