The English-language Wikipedia biography of William Dwight Whitney, consulted for this atlas's biographical facts.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dwight_Whitney
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William Dwight Whitney (Wikipedia)
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American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology
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- Scientists, 16 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 4 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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