Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/1-RAS BHA/1/3-RAS BHA/1/3/3
Title
Letter from Arnold Kunst to C.F. Beckingham
Date(s)
- 25/4/1977 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Typewritten, 1 piece.
Context area
Name of creator
(1903-1981)
Biographical history
Born in Poland in 1903, Kunst studied at the University of Lwow, in Vienna and in Warsaw. his doctoral thesis was on Sántaraksita's treatise on Indian philosophy. He moved to England before the war and continued in the study and translation of Indian… read more
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 of… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Arnold Kunst to C.F. Beckingham raising some issues about the administration on the proposed award.
Access points
Name access points
- Beckingham, Charles Fraser, 1914-1998 (Subject)
Description control area
Description identifier
gb 891 ras bha/1/3/3