He was born in New York City on February 9, 1862.[1] He graduated from Columbia University in 1883. He was a fellow in letters there from 1883 to 1886, and an instructor in Anglo-Saxon and the Iranian languages from 1887 to 1890. After studying at the University of Halle from 1887 to 1889 he became an adjunct professor of English language and literature. In 1895, he was appointed public lecturer and also appointed to the newly founded professorship of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, where he remained until 1935.
He was well known as a lecturer on English literature and the Orient. In 1901, during a visit to India and Ceylon, he received special attention from the Parsees, who presented to Columbia a valuable collection of Zoroastrian manuscripts in recognition of the instruction there given by him in their ancient texts. In 1903 he made a second journey to the Orient, this time visiting Iran. He also visited Central Asia sometime before 1918.
Jackson's grammar of Avestan, the language used in the Zoroastrian scriptures, is still considered to be the seminal work on the topic. Jackson was one of the directors of the American Oriental Society. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1909.[2]
Jackson, A V Williams. A History of India. (Editor). Full text online at ibiblio.org (All nine volumes in HTML form, complete, chapter-by-chapter, with all illustrations, footnotes and a combined index)
He made many contributions to the Journal of the American Oriental Society.
^ abEd Perry (August 8, 1937). "Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson". The New York Times. JSTOR 594807. A. V. Williams Jackson was born, February 9, 1862, not far from the present site of Columbia University, and died at his home overlooking its gates ...
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^W. T. W. and A. C. (October 1914). "A Catalogue of the Collection of Persian Manuscripts, Including Also Some Turkish and Arabic Presented by Alexander Smith Cochran by A. V. Williams Jackson; Abraham Yohannan". The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. 26 (139): 39. JSTOR 859845.
^Haas, George C. O. (June 1938). "Bibliography of A. V. Williams Jackson". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 58 (2): 241–257. doi:10.2307/594810. JSTOR 594810. p. 257
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williams, jackson, abraham, valentine, williams, jackson, february, 1862, august, 1937, american, specialist, indo, european, languages, bornabraham, valentine, williams, jackson, 1862, february, 1862new, york, citydied8, august, 1937, 1937, aged, york, cityoc. Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson L H D Ph D LL D February 9 1862 August 8 1937 was an American specialist on Indo European languages A V Williams JacksonBornAbraham Valentine Williams Jackson 1862 02 09 9 February 1862New York CityDied8 August 1937 1937 08 08 aged 75 New York CityOccupationIranologist Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Left to right Unknown Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla A V W Jackson Henry Clews and Djelal Munif Bey at Columbia University in 1914 He was born in New York City on February 9 1862 1 He graduated from Columbia University in 1883 He was a fellow in letters there from 1883 to 1886 and an instructor in Anglo Saxon and the Iranian languages from 1887 to 1890 After studying at the University of Halle from 1887 to 1889 he became an adjunct professor of English language and literature In 1895 he was appointed public lecturer and also appointed to the newly founded professorship of Indo Iranian languages at Columbia University where he remained until 1935 He was well known as a lecturer on English literature and the Orient In 1901 during a visit to India and Ceylon he received special attention from the Parsees who presented to Columbia a valuable collection of Zoroastrian manuscripts in recognition of the instruction there given by him in their ancient texts In 1903 he made a second journey to the Orient this time visiting Iran He also visited Central Asia sometime before 1918 Jackson s grammar of Avestan the language used in the Zoroastrian scriptures is still considered to be the seminal work on the topic Jackson was one of the directors of the American Oriental Society He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1909 2 He died on August 8 1937 1 Publications editA Hymn of Zoroaster 1888 An Avesta Grammar in Comparison with Sanskrit 1892 An Avesta Reader 1893 Avesta the Bible of Zoroaster 1893 Zoroaster the Prophet of Ancient Iran 1898 Die iranische Religion 1900 Persia Past and Present 1906 Descriptive Catalogue of the Persian MSS in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1913 From Constantinople to the Home of Omar Khayyam 1911 A Descriptive Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts Presented to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by A S Cochran 1914 with A Yohannan 3 Early Persian Poetry 1920 Jackson A V Williams A History of India Editor Full text online at ibiblio org All nine volumes in HTML form complete chapter by chapter with all illustrations footnotes and a combined index He made many contributions to the Journal of the American Oriental Society He edited the Columbia University Indo Iranian Series 13 vols New York 1901 32 4 References edit a b Ed Perry August 8 1937 Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson The New York Times JSTOR 594807 A V Williams Jackson was born February 9 1862 not far from the present site of Columbia University and died at his home overlooking its gates APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2023 12 11 W T W and A C October 1914 A Catalogue of the Collection of Persian Manuscripts Including Also Some Turkish and Arabic Presented by Alexander Smith Cochran by A V Williams Jackson Abraham Yohannan The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 26 139 39 JSTOR 859845 Haas George C O June 1938 Bibliography of A V Williams Jackson Journal of the American Oriental Society 58 2 241 257 doi 10 2307 594810 JSTOR 594810 p 257Sources editNew General Catalog of Old Books and Authors This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Jackson Abraham Valentine Williams Encyclopedia Americana This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Jackson Abraham Valentine Williams New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Encyclopaedia Iranica https referenceworks brillonline com entries encyclopaedia iranica online jackson abraham valentine williams COM 3772 s num 0 amp s f s2 parent s f book encyclopaedia iranica online amp s q jackson 2C williamExternal links editA V Williams Jackson at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Data from Wikidata Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson biog and 4 source texts on Vohuman Org Works by A V Williams Jackson at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Works by or about A V Williams Jackson at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A V Williams Jackson amp oldid 1200144074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
