[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › People › Sir William Jones # Sir William Jones British judge and orientalist in Calcutta; first translator of Śakuntalā and the Gītagovinda. ## Translations (2) - [Sacontala; or, the Fatal Ring (Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones) — English; 1789 CE - [Gitagovinda, or the Songs of Jayadeva (Gítagóvinda, or the Songs of Jayadéva)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.gitagovinda~en-jones) — English; 1792 CE; catalogued, text not yet digitised --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/person/jones-william](https://indike.org/pramana/person/jones-william) · Pramāṇa