Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids was an indologist, orientalist, philologist, linguist, writer and translator (1843–1922). He was born at Colchester and died at Chipstead.
Also recorded as T. W. Rhys Davids.
Thomas William Rhys Davids in brief
- Born
- 1843
- Died
- 1922
- Known for
- indologist, orientalist, philologist, linguist, writer, translator, university teacher and scholar
- Place of birth
- Colchester
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading T. W. Rhys Davids. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Buddhism.
He married Caroline Rhys Davids. One child is recorded: Arthur Rhys-Davids.
Career and activity
Thomas William Rhys Davids worked in linguistics, Pali and Indo-Aryan.
He was employed by University College London. He belonged to British Academy.
Catalogued works
47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1879 to 1988.
Childers, Robert Cæsar (DNB00). Davids, Thomas William (DNB00). Is life worth having? and The eternal hope: an answer from Buddha's first sermon to some questions of to-day. The questions of King Milinda. Report of the Transliteration committee. Kūtadanta sutta. Buddhist suttas. Buddhist birth-stories. Questions of King Milinda, Part II. Buddhist birth stories. The Digha nikaya. Buddhism. Buddhist Birth-Stories; Jataka Tales. the Commentarial Introd. Entitled Nidanakatha; the Story of the Lineage. Translated from V. Fausböll's Ed. of the Pali Text by T. W. Rhys Davids. New and Rev. Ed. by Mrs. Rhys Davids. Dialogues of the Buddha; V. 3. Buddhist Birth-Stories; Jataka Tales. the Commentarial Introd. Entitled Nidanakatha; the Story of the Lineage. Translated from V. Fausböll's Ed. of the Pali Text by T. W. Rhys Davids. New and Rev. Ed. by Mrs. Rhys Davids; Volume 1. Dialogues of the Buddha. Buddhist birth-stories (Jataka tales). Milinda-Questions. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion As Illustrated by Some Points in the History of Indian. 1000 Bouddhas de Génie. Oriental studies in England and abroad... The Dīgha nikāya. Cosmic law in ancient thought. 1000 Buddhas of Genius. 1000 Buddhas. The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary. Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by some points in the history of Indian Buddhism. Collected Wheel Publications : Volume 9. Vinaya Texts Part III (Sacred Books Of The East Vol. 20). On the Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon. The Jātaka book. Questions of King Milinda; Volume 2. Revival : Outlines of Buddhism : a Historical Sketch. Early Buddhism. Buddhism [microform]. Buddhist India / y T. W. Rhys Davids. Yogavacara's Manual of Indian Mysticism. Dukapatthana. Questions of King Milinda. Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by some points in the history of Indian Buddhism / by T.W. Rhys Davids., dated 1891, held by Wellcome Collection. The questions of King Milinda / translated from Pāli by T.W. Rhys Davids., dated 1975, held by Wellcome Collection. The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary / edited by T.W. Rhys Davids and William Stede., dated 1986, held by Wellcome Collection. On Yuan Chwang's travels in India, 629-645 A.D / by Thomas Watters ; edited after his death by T.W. Rhys Davids and S.W. Bushell., dated 1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Fourteenth annual report, 1878 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum., dated 1879, held by Wellcome Collection. Fifteenth annual report, 1879 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum., dated 1880, held by Wellcome Collection. Twenty-third annual report, 1887 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Lunatic Asylum., dated 1888, held by Wellcome Collection. Twentieth annual report, 1884 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Lunatic Asylum., dated 1885, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Davids, Thomas William Rhys (1843–1922), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Thomas William Rhys Davids<i>The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka</i>. Ananda Wickremeratne, History of Religions, 1987. Thomas William Rhys Davids, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 1923. Davids, Thomas William (1816–1884), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids in Sri Lanka, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1987.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
PTS Pali English Dictionary In Neatly Reformatted Version (2018) — Internet Archive. SBE 17: Vinaya Texts, Part 2 (Sacred Books Of The East) (1882) — Internet Archive. SBE 13: Vinaya Texts, Part 1 (Sacred Books of the East) (1881) — Internet Archive. Sacred Books of the Buddhists (1899) — Internet Archive. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Some Points ... (1881) — Internet Archive. Buddhist India (1903) — Internet Archive. SBE 20: Vinaya Texts, Part 3 (Sacred Books Of The East) (1885) — Internet Archive. buddhism (1903) — Internet Archive. The Conquest of South India in the Twelfth Century by Parákrama Bihu, the Great King of Ceylon (1872) — Internet Archive. Buddhist Birth Stories, Or, Jātaka Tales: Or Jātaka Tales. The Oldest Collection of Folk-lore ... (1880) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1843Thomas William Rhys Davids born at Colchester.
- 1881SBE 13: Vinaya Texts, Part 1 (Sacred Books of the East) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1881Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Some Points ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1882SBE 17: Vinaya Texts, Part 2 (Sacred Books Of The East) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1885SBE 20: Vinaya Texts, Part 3 (Sacred Books Of The East) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1895Sacred Books of the Buddhists digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1896Buddhism, Its History and Literature digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1899Sacred Books of the Buddhists digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1903Buddhist India digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1903buddhism digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1922Thomas William Rhys Davids died at Chipstead.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Davids, Thomas William (1816–1884), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Davids, Thomas William Rhys (1843–1922), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Thomas William Rhys Davids (Internet Archive), 152 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids in Sri Lanka, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1987
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Thomas William Rhys Davids, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 1923
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Thomas William Rhys Davids<i>The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka</i>. Ananda Wickremeratne, History of Religions, 1987
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Internet Archive, 17 digitised items catalogued under Thomas William Rhys Davids as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 10 works naming Thomas William Rhys Davids.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q966962: Thomas William Rhys Davids
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Thomas William Rhys Davids”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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