Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS CEN-RAS CEN/1-RAS CEN/1/46
Title
Birthplace of Modern Orientalism
Date(s)
- 6th Aug 1923 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Printed material
Context area
Name of creator
(1823 - present)
Administrative 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… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Report from The Englishman, Calcutta, "Birthplace of Modern Orientalism: The Asiatic Society of Bengal" regarding the Centenary Celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society and its relations with the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
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Language of material
- English