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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/24-RAS TGM/24/1-RAS TGM/24/1/1
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- 30th Mar 1965 (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 to Sir Harold Bailey from the [Secretary] of the Royal Asiatic Society to inform him that it is necessary to form a Committee for selection of the Gold Medal recipient and to ask if this would be possible at the next Council meeting. Typed, dated 30 March 1965.
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- English
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