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name: John           Davies
about: Rev. John Davies, MA, FRAS (c. 1812-1890) was a Welsh clergyman and Sanskrit scholar. He was rector of Walsoken, in Norfolk, from 1857 to 1871. He gave up active service in the Church to devote himself to literature. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Cambridge Philological Society, the Cambrian Archaeological Association, and the Council of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.
death_date: 1890-09-18 00:00:00