Phillott, D. C. (Douglas Craven), 1860-1930
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ma01Some street cries collected in Persia
Some street cries collected in Persiaarticle 1906
ma01Bibliomancy, divination, superstitions, amongst the Persians
Bibliomancy, divination, superstitions, amongst the Persiansarticle 1906
ma01A note on sign-, gesture-, code-, and secret-language, etc. amongst the Persians
A note on sign-, gesture-, code-, and secret-language, etc. amongst the Persiansarticle 1908
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
- 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]VIAF[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Wikidata[5]Library of Congress
- Unknown [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Born
- 1860 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1869-06-28 [4]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- London [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Died
- 1930 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1930-09-11 [4]Wikidata
- Country
- Great Britain [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- English [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- linguist [4]Wikidata
- military officer [4]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. Library of Congress
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