Edwin Norris
Edwin Norris | |
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| Born | 24 October 1795 Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Died | 10 December 1872 (aged 77) London, England |
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| Discipline | Philologist |
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Edwin Norris (24 October 1795 – 10 December 1872) was a British philologist, linguist and intrepid orientalist who wrote or compiled numerous works on the languages of Asia and Africa. His best-known works are his uncompleted Assyrian Dictionary and his translation and annotation of the three plays of the Cornish Ordinalia.