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GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/4-RAS UPE/4/1-RAS UPE/4/1/1
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- 29th Jan 1935 (Creation)
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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to The Press Association, to ask that the notice concerning the Universities Essay Prize be distributed for insertion in the daily press. With the letter is the notice which concerns the origins of the Prize and the Essay title chosen for 1935. Typed material, 2 pieces, letter dated 29 January 1935.
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- English
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