<P> Sir Charles Wilkins , KH , FRS ( 1749 -- 13 May 1836 ) , was an English typographer and Orientalist , and founding member of The Asiatic Society . He is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English , and as the creator , alongside Panchanan Karmakar , of the first Bengali typeface . In 1788 , Wilkins was elected a member of the Royal Society . </P>
<P> Sir Charles Wilkins , KH , FRS ( 1749 -- 13 May 1836 ) , was an English typographer and Orientalist , and founding member of The Asiatic Society . He is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English , and as the creator , alongside Panchanan Karmakar , of the first Bengali typeface . In 1788 , Wilkins was elected a member of the Royal Society . </P>
who was the first european to translate bhagwat gita into english
who was the first european to translate bhagwat gita into english
Sir Charles Wilkins
Sir Charles Wilkins