James Hinton Knowles

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| notable_works = A Dictionary Of Kashmiri Proverbs And Sayings (1888); Folk-Tales Of Kashmir (1893);

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James Hinton Knowles (1856–1943{{cn|date=October 2020}}) was a British missionary to Kashmir in 19th century.Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti, Volume 2 He had visited Kashmir in the 1880s and authored two important books about Kashmiri language and culture. He was the first principal of the Tyndale Biscoe School Kashmir from 1876 to 1880. He was succeeded by Reverend F.E.Lucey A.M.