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GB 891 BHH-BHH/4-BHH/4/4-BHH/4/4/2 · Item · 6th Sep 1838 - 29th Oct 1838
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

Letter from James Prinsep, Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to forward the medal and letter from the Asiatic Society of Paris which they had opened and shown at the last meeting the Asiatic Society. He also includes extracts from letters concerning Hodgson's publications from both Prinsep and from Mr Wilson, President of the Bombay Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 6 September 1838, 29th October 1838.

Prinsep James 1799-1840 Orientalist
GB 891 BHH · Fonds · 1817 - 1897

Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made, which he donated to many collections throughout Europe. He was also politically involved during his Residency in Nepal, and also later in England, when he continued to show an active interest in the Indian subcontinent, particularly regarding trade and vernacular education. These Personal Papers reflect these interests and are a record of much of his activity - Hodgson and his wives seemed to have a need to record all his successes. He was also a keen annotator of material, so that most of the printed material also bears his handwritten comments.

Hodgson Brian Houghton 1801-1894 Indian Civil Servant, Naturalist