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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/11
Title
1925 – Rev. A.H. Sayce
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- 1925 (Creation)
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Archibald Henry Sayce was born in Bristol in 1845. He was privately tutored before attending Queen's College, Oxford, becoming a fellow in 1869. His interests were in Assyriology and he became a pioneer in its studies, publishing many articles and… read more
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Two newspaper cuttings concerning the controversy around the use of Rudyard Kipling's "East is East and West is West" couplet by Lord Birkenhead at the presentation of the Triennial Gold Medal to Rev. A.H. Sayce. These are:
- 'Kipling's Distich." Lord … read more
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- English
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In the Council Minutes for 10 February 1925, it was recorded that Dr A.E. Cowley, Dr R.A. Nicholson and Dr F.W. Thomas were nominated and accepted as the members of the Gold Medal Committee. In the Minutes for 10 March 1925, the Medal Committee,… read more