Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/27
Title
1973 – Sir Gerard L.M. Clauson
Date(s)
- 1973 (Creation)
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Series
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gerard Clauson was educated at Eton and Oxford becoming a Boden scholar in Sanskrit in 1911, Hall-Houghtman Syriac Prizeman, 1913; and James Mew Arabic Scholar, 1920. He followed a career in the Civil Service which was to culminate in serving as the… read more
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Scope and content
In 1973, an extra Gold Medal was conferred to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society. There is no archival material in this series. For further information, please see Related Material.
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Language of material
- English
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Related units of description
In the report of the Anniversary Meeting on the Sequicentenary of the Society, in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1974, p.195, it was recorded that the Queen presented a special commemorative gold medal to Sir Gerard Clauson who had served the… read more