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GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/8-RAS UPE/8/1-RAS UPE/8/1/19
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- 18th Dec 1939 (Creation)
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(1823 - present)
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 to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary in which the writer thanks Hoysted for his note and writes that he is sending a copy to Professor Turner, with remarks about, the Decade Index. He also responds concerning the Prize Essay. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 18 December 1939.
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