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Macdonell was born in India and educated at Göttingen University , then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford , gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German , Sanskrit , and Chinese ). He graduated with classical honours in 1880 and was appointed Taylorian Teacher of German at Oxford. In 1883 he obtained his Ph.D. from the University Of Leipzig , and then became Deputy Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford in 1888, and Boden Professor of Sanskrit in 1899. Macdonell edited various Sanskrit texts, wrote a grammar, compiled a dictionary, published a work on Vedic Mythology, and a wrote a history of Sanskrit. SELECTED WORKS
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