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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/26-RAS TGM/26/1-RAS TGM/26/1/10
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Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, 1 May 1972
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- 1st May 1972 (Creation)
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Harold Walter Bailey was born in Wiltshire but spent much of his childhood in Australia where he self-taught himself many languages. He graduated from the University of Western Australia before taking up a studentship at Oxford University. After graduating with first class honours in 1929, Bailey was appointed as Parsee Community Lecturer in the then London School of Oriental Studies. In 1936 Bailey became Professor of Sanskrit and a Fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge. He retired in 1967. It is believed that he could read more than 50 languages.
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Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform her that he had received the Medal safely. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 1 May 1972.
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- English