Lawrence Heyworth Mills
Lawrence Heyworth Mills | |
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| Born | 1837 New York, New York |
| Died | January 29, 1918 |
| Nationality | American and British |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Years active | 1880s?-1910s |
Lawrence Heyworth Mills,
Mills was born in New York City to Philo L. Mills and Elizabeth Caroline Kane and attended school in Fairfax County, Virginia and in New York at New York University and finally moved to Oxford in 1887.[3]
In 1887, Mills translated a portion, Gathas, of the
Avestan language texts of the Avesta into English.[4] This translation, which included the Yasna, Visparad, Afrînagân, Gâhs, and miscellaneous fragments, were subsequently publication as in volume 31 of Max Müller's Sacred Books of the East, as volume 3 of 3 of the series initiated by James Darmesteter
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References
- ^ Mills, L. H. (1913). Our Own Religion in Ancient Persia. Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus. p. 148. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Oxford University Calendar, page 64, 1913
- ^ "Condensed Telegrams". Reading Eagle. January 31, 1918. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1444331356. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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