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↑ Up one levelLetter from Richard Clarke to Dr Eichthal
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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/168
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Date(s)
- 8th Nov 1848 (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 Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Dr Eichthal, Paris, to thank for his letter and the copy of the publications of the Société Ethnologique de Paris. In return he is sent the Society's publications for 1847 and 1848. (Found on page 92)
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- English
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