Caroline Rhys Davids

Caroline Rhys Davids
Born
Caroline Augusta Foley

(1857-09-27)27 September 1857
Wadhurst, England
Died26 June 1942(1942-06-26) (aged 84)
Chipstead, England
Alma materUniversity College London
Scientific career
FieldsBuddhist Studies, Pāli.
InstitutionsSchool of Oriental Studies (today School of Oriental and African Studies), Victoria University of Manchester (today University of Manchester)

Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857–1942) was a British writer and translator. She worked first in economics before becoming widely known as an editor, translator, and interpreter of Buddhist texts in the Pāli language. She was honorary secretary of the Pali Text Society from 1907, and its president from 1923 to 1942.

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