Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Asiatic Society
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Description area
Dates of existence
1784-
History
The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784. At the time of its foundation, this Society was named as "Asiatick Society". In 1825, the society dropped the antique k without any formal resolution and the Society was renamed as "The Asiatic Society". In 1832 the name was changed to "The Asiatic Society of Bengal" and again in 1936 it was renamed as "The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal". Finally, on 1 July 1951, the name of the society was changed to its present one. The Society is housed in a building at Park Street in Kolkata (Calcutta). The Society moved into this building during 1808.