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- 1822-1840 (Creation)
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3 files, handwritten
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Biographical history
Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860) was an English orientalist who studied medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, London, before travelling to India in 1808 to become an assistant surgeon for the East India Company in Bengal. Whilst in Calcutta he devoted his… read more
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The manuscript of the Panchatantra was created by Horace Hayman Wilson and probably sent to the Society for reading at a General Meeting and possible future publication where it was annotated by Henry Thomas Colebrooke. It is unclear whether the Vishnu… read more
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
They were acquired from H.H. Wilson and from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Doyle.
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Scope and content
Documents connected to H.H. Wilson. These are:
- An Analytical Account of the Panchatantra
- Notes on the Vishnu Purana
- Copies of letters sent to and from H.H. Wilson concerning the allowance of the late Colonel Wilford.
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
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Wilson's Analytical Account of the Pancha Tantra, illustrated with occasional Translations with note by Henry Thomas Colebrooke was published in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 1, pp. 155-200.
All Wilson's works were gathered by… read more
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Dates of creation revision deletion
This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.