name: T.W. Rhys Davids
birth_date: 1843-05-12 00:00:00
death_date: 1922-12-27 00:00:00
genres: Religion, History
influences: Buddha, Max Müller
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ratings_count: 234
about: Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language, founder of the Pali Text Society, and Chair of Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies.