File RAS UPE/29/2/4 - Correspondence with Francis Robinson

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GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/29-RAS UPE/29/2-RAS UPE/29/2/4

Title

Correspondence with Francis Robinson

Date(s)

  • 1970 (Creation)

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4 items

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Name of creator

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 ofread more

Name of creator

(1944 -)

Biographical history

Francis Christopher Rowland Robinson CBE, DL, FRAS (born 23 November 1944 in Barnet) is a British historian and academic who specialises in the history of South Asia and Islam. Since 1990, he has been Professor of History of South Asia at the Universityread more

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Four letters:

  • Letter from Francis Robinson to RAS Secretary to ask for the details of the subjects set for the Essay Competition. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 28 April 1970.
  • Letter from Francis Robinson to RAS Secretary to submit his
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Language of material

  • English

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