Deelreeks RAS COLL5/1/2 - Correspondence

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RAS COLL5-RAS COLL5/1-RAS COLL5/1/2

Titel

Correspondence

Datum(s)

  • 1827 - 1950 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Deelreeks

Omvang en medium

1 archival folder

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)

Institutionele geschiedenis

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

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Faraday, Michael
(22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867)

Biografie

Michael Faraday was an English physicist and chemist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Faraday had only a basic school education and at the age of 14, became an apprentice to George Riebau, a bookbinder and bookseller.… read more

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Foster William 1863-1951
(19 November 1863 - 11 May 1951)

Biografie

Sir William Foster CIE was a British historiographer and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the India Office. He was a member of the Hakluyt Society and an authority on the detailed history of early British relations with… read more

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Williams Joseph L.

Biografie

Joseph L. Williams was involved in the publication in 'The Comprehensive History of India'.

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East India House London

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Freeland, J.W.

Biografie

J.W. Freeland was a researcher interested in Chinese history.

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Scarth, John

Biografie

John Scarth was a British Resident in China and author of 'Twelve Years in China. The People, the Rebels, and the Mandarins'.

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Khonikof N de

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Faulds Henry
(1 June 1843 – 24 March 1930)

Biografie

Henry Faulds was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting. He was a missionary in Japan developing a hospital and a teaching facility for Japanese medical students.

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Anderson Gertrude A.
(1875-1924)

Biografie

Gertrude Alison Anderson edited 'The letters of Thomas Manning to Charles Lamb' published in 1926.

Naam van de archiefvormer

Pieris Paulus Edward 1874-1955
(1900–1976)

Biografie

Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala was a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist, and artist. He specialised in fauna and human fossils of the Indian subcontinent. From 1939 to 1963, he was the director of the National Museum of Ceylon, and from 1961 to 1964,… read more

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Department of Archaeology, Kolkata

archiefbewaarplaats

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Correspondence concerned with information about the collections. These are:

  • Letter from Michael Faraday, Royal Institution, to Sir Alexander Johnstone, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the constitution of a bowl from Java which was made from an alloy
    • … read more

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Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels
  • Frans

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-rascoll5/1/2