Helen Moore Johnson

Helen Moore Johnson
Helen Moore Johnson, from the 1907 yearbook of the University of Missouri
Born(1889-10-14)October 14, 1889
Osceola, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1967(1967-06-26) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
University of Wisconsin (PhD)
Notable workEnglish translation of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charita
RelativesWaldo P. Johnson (grandfather)
William Tell Johnson (uncle)

Helen Moore Johnson (October 14, 1889 – June 26, 1967) was an American Sanskrit scholar and classics professor. She was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1927, appointed for research in Jainism. Her work includes the English translation of the hagiographical work Trishashti Shalaka Purusha in six volumes.

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