Researching George Sale
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1973 people with the Sale surname? In that year Sale was ranked number 1853 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Sale on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Sale and the Sale Family History
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Investigate Parish Records for George Sale at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2140 people with the Sale surname in the UK? Sale is now ranked number 2261 for popularity in the UK. |
Sale Family Tree Databases
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Sale Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Sale surname in the USA? Sale is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called George Sale
George Sale
George Sale (1697–1736) was a British Orientalist scholar and practising solicitor, best known for his 1734 translation of the Quran into English. In 1748, after having read Sale's translation, Voltaire wrote his own essay "De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet" ("On the Quran and on Mohammed"). Voltaire shared Sale's view that Mohammed was a "sublime charlatan". Voltaire bestowed high praise on Sale but misasserted him to have spent twenty-five years in Arabia.
Sale was also author of The General Dictionary, in ten volumes, folio.
Source: George Sale, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sale
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