Duncan Forbes (April 28, 1798 - August 17, 1868) was a Scottish linguist. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ...

He was born at Kinnaird, Perthshire and brought up by his grandfather from the age of three after his parents and younger brother emigrated to the United States. Illiterate until 13, he showed no early signs of linguistic ability, but despite this late start, at age 17 he was appointed schoolmaster of the village of Stralock. Kinnaird can refer to: Kinnaird, Gowrie, village in Gowrie (southern Perthshire) Kinnaird, Atholl, village in Atholl (northern Perthshire) Category: ... Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) was a county in central Scotland, which extended from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ...

Shortly after this he attended Kirkmichael school followed by Perth Grammar School and the University of St. Andrews, gaining a Masters degree from the latter. University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1823 he took a post at Calcutta Academy, but because of poor health he was forced to return to Europe in 1826. In 1837 he became Professor of Oriental Languages at King's College London and stayed at this post until his retirement in 1861. During his time at King's College London he also worked at the British Museum, cataloguing the collection of Persian manuscripts. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Mascot Reggie the lion Affiliations University of London Russell Group Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... The British Museum in London, England is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

During his life he wrote a number of books, and it is for these which he is most remembered. He had a hand in translating or editing a number of books in Urdu, Persian and Arabic, including a translation of Mir Amman's Urdu Bagh o Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes, (which is itself a translation from the Persian of Amir Khusro), and of the Persian Adventures of Hatim Tai. A collection of allegorical stories by Amir Khusro in the late 13th century. ... Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro (1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi (in Persian اميرخسرو دهلوى), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ...

Partial bibliography

• A New Persian Grammar (1828)
• Adventures of Hatim Tai (1830)
• The Hindustani Manual (1845)
• Bagh o Bahar (The Tale of the Four Dervishes) by Mir Amman (1857)
• A History of Chess (1860)
• The Bengali Reader (1862)
• Arabic Reading Lessons (1864)

A collection of allegorical stories by Amir Khusro in the late 13th century. ... Mir Amman (17th century - 18th century) was an employee of Fort William College at Calcutta, variously also known as Mir Amman of Delhi, Mir Amman of Dilhi, Mir Amman Dihlavi, and Meer Ummun. ...

See also

• Cox-Forbes theory

The Cox-Forbes theory is a theory on the evolution of chess put forward by Captain Hiram Cox and extended by Professor Duncan Forbes. ...

External links

• Bagh o Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes