Monier Monier-Williams

Sir Monier Monier-Williams KCIE
Photo of Monier Monier-Williams by Lewis Carroll
Born	Monier Williams (1819-11-12)12 November 1819 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	11 April 1899(1899-04-11) (aged 79) Cannes, France
Education	King's College School, Balliol College, Oxford; East India Company College; University College, Oxford
Known for	Boden Professor of Sanskrit; Sanskrit–English dictionary
Awards	Knight Bachelor; Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

Sir Monier Monier-Williams KCIE (/ˈmɒniər/; né Williams; 12 November 1819 – 11 April 1899) was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani.