Charles Henry Tawney

Charles Henry Tawney (26 December 1837 – 29 July 1922 ) was an English educator and scholar, primarily known for his translations of Sanskrit classics into English. He was fluent in German, Latin, and Greek; and in India also acquired Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, and Persian.

Biography Tawney was the son of Rev. Richard Tawney, and educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge; where he was a Cambridge Apostle and worked as a fellow and tutor for four years, until he moved to India for health reasons. He married Constance Catharine Fox in 1867 and had a large family.

After retirement, Tawney was made Librarian of the India Office.

Translations from Sanskrit Tawney translated the Mālavikāgnimitra of Kālidāsa whose first edition was published in 1875 and second edition in 1891.

His other works include:

Bhavabhūti: Uttara-rāma-carita (1874) — a play Two Centuries of Bhartṛihari (1877) — two collections of ethical and philosophico-religious stanzas (online) Somadeva: Kathā Sarit Sāgara (1880-1884) — the massive collection of legends and tales (Vol I online) (Vol II online) Kathākoça (1895) — Jain stories (online) Merutunga: Prabandhacintāmaṇi (1899-1901) — Jain stories (online)