Phillott, D. C. (Douglas Craven), 1860-1930
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ma01Common saws and proverbs collected, chiefly from dervishes, in southern Persia
Common saws and proverbs collected, chiefly from dervishes, in southern Persiaarticle 1906
ma01Some current Persian tales collected in the south of Persia from professional story-tellers
Some current Persian tales collected in the south of Persia from professional story-tellersarticle 1907
ma01Some lullabies and topical songs collected in Persia
Some lullabies and topical songs collected in Persiaarticle 1906
ma01Some Persian riddles collected from dervishes in the south of Persia
Some Persian riddles collected from dervishes in the south of Persiaarticle 1906
ma01Some street cries collected in Persia
Some street cries collected in Persiaarticle 1906
- Summary
- Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Craven Phillott was a British army officer who served in India and later as Consul in Persia. A scholar of Urdu, Persian and Hindustani, he published numerous translations of literary and historical works. He was also interested in falconry and wrote a translation of a Persian treatise on the subject. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3][4][5]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1860 [2]
- 1869-06-28 [4]
- Birth Place
- London [2]
- Died
- 1930 [2]
- 1930-09-11 [4]
- Country
- Great Britain [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- linguist [4]
- military officer [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. Library of Congress
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