George Turnour Jnr, CCS (1799–1843) was a British colonial administrator, scholar and a historian. A member of the Ceylon Civil Service, he served as a Government Agent, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of the Colony. He is known for his translation of the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lankan history which was published in 1837. Along with James Prinsep and Captain Edward Smith, he began to decipher the inscriptions on the first discovered Pillar of Ashoka.
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| - George Turnour Jnr, CCS (1799–1843) was a British colonial administrator, scholar and a historian. A member of the Ceylon Civil Service, he served as a Government Agent, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of the Colony. He is known for his translation of the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lankan history which was published in 1837. Along with James Prinsep and Captain Edward Smith, he began to decipher the inscriptions on the first discovered Pillar of Ashoka. (en)
- L'honorable George Turnour (1799–10 avril 1843) est un fonctionnaire, orientaliste et historien britannique. Il est membre du (en). Il est connu pour sa traduction du Mahavamsa, la grande chronique de l'histoire du Sri Lanka, qui est publiée en 1837. Avec James Prinsep et le capitaine Edward Smith, il commence à déchiffrer les inscriptions du premier Pilier d'Ashoka découvert (le Delhi-Topra). Le (en) de (en) est nommé en 1846 en son honneur. (fr)
- ジョージ・ターナー (Honorable George Turnour, 1799–1843, CCS) はイギリスの歴史家。イギリス植民地時代のスリランカで、セイロン政府直轄の部署に所属し、マハーワンサの英語への翻訳を行い1837年に出版した。ロイヤル・カレッジ・コロンボには、彼の名にちなんだがある。 (ja)
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| - George Turnour Jnr, CCS (1799–1843) was a British colonial administrator, scholar and a historian. A member of the Ceylon Civil Service, he served as a Government Agent, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of the Colony. He is known for his translation of the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lankan history which was published in 1837. Along with James Prinsep and Captain Edward Smith, he began to decipher the inscriptions on the first discovered Pillar of Ashoka. (en)
- L'honorable George Turnour (1799–10 avril 1843) est un fonctionnaire, orientaliste et historien britannique. Il est membre du (en). Il est connu pour sa traduction du Mahavamsa, la grande chronique de l'histoire du Sri Lanka, qui est publiée en 1837. Avec James Prinsep et le capitaine Edward Smith, il commence à déchiffrer les inscriptions du premier Pilier d'Ashoka découvert (le Delhi-Topra). Le (en) de (en) est nommé en 1846 en son honneur. (fr)
- ジョージ・ターナー (Honorable George Turnour, 1799–1843, CCS) はイギリスの歴史家。イギリス植民地時代のスリランカで、セイロン政府直轄の部署に所属し、マハーワンサの英語への翻訳を行い1837年に出版した。ロイヤル・カレッジ・コロンボには、彼の名にちなんだがある。 (ja)
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