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"Royal Asiatic Society Gold Medal"

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Reference code

GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/13-RAS TGM/13/6-RAS TGM/13/6/1

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Date(s)

  • 4th Jun 1932 (Creation)

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Name of creator

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

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Scope and content

"Royal Asiatic Society Gold Medal" - newspaper cutting from The Times for Saturday 4 June 1932 to announce that the Gold Medal will be presented to Aurel Stein in recognition of his distinguished services in Oriental research.

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Language of material

  • English
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