People Who Contributed To The Sanskrit Language

1. William Jones translated kalidasa's masterpiece Abhijnana-Shakuntalam into English in 1789.
2. Father Hameleden was the first to master Sanskrit language and compile a grammar book.
3. Wilkins translated the Bhagwat Gita into English in 1785.
4. Otto Bohtlingk and Rudolf Roth produced the first Sanskrit-German dictionary.
5. Alexander Hamilton was the first person to teach Sanskrit in Europe.
6. Father Coeurdoux recognised the kinship of Sanskrit and languages of Europe in 1767.
7. Freidrice Schlegel was the first German Sanskritist.
8. Friedrich Max Muller edited the translation of rig veda.