Series RAS DSM/4 - Karl Jettmar

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS DSM-RAS DSM/4

Title

Karl Jettmar

Date(s)

  • 1996-1998 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder, typed and handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

(1823-)

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

(1918-2002)

Biographical history

Karl Jettmar (August 8, 1918 - March 28 , 2002 ) was an Austrian ethnologist, religious scholar and archaeologist. he was the son of the Viennese painter Rudolf Jettmar and studied at the University of Vienna from 1936, first in German and history, thenread more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The Denis Sinor Medal was awarded to Karl Jettmar in 1998. This material contains correspondence and administrative documents concerning the presentation of the award:

  • Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, RAS, to Professor Denis Sinor to ask if he
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Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English
  • German

Access points

Subject access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb 891-ras dsm/4