Franklin Edgerton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franklin Edgerton

American linguist

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1885

Place of Birth: Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1963

Profession: linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Franklin Edgerton (July 24, 1885 – December 7, 1963) was an American linguistic scholar.
He was Salisbury Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Yale University (1926) and visiting professor at Benares Hindu University (1953–4).
Between 1913 and 1926, he was the Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Pennsylvania.
He is well known for his exceptionally literal translation of the Bhagavad Gita which was published as volume 38-39 of the Harvard Oriental Series in 1944.
He also edited the parallel edition of four recensions of the Simhasana Dvatr?sika ("32 Tales of the Throne", also known as Vikrama Charita: "Adventures of Vikrama"), and a reconstruction of the (lost) original Sanskrit text of the Panchatantra.