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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/2-RAS COLL3/2/1
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Subseries
Date(s)
- 1831 - Jun 1843 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
_Fullerton_
_Sir_
_Robert_
_1773-1831_
_Colonial administrator_
_Harkness_
_Henry_
_d 1838_
_RAS Secretary_
_Doyle_
_Carlos Guillermo_
_1770-1842_
_Gordon_
_Thomas_
_1788-1841_
_General_
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.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
One Donations Register and four Lists connected with Acquisitions.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
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