Identity area
Identifier
891
Authorized form of name
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Type
- Learned society
Contact area
James Liu, Archivist
Primary contact
Address
Street address
14 Stephenson Way
Locality
London
Country name
United Kingdom
Postal code
NW1 2HD
jl@royalasiaticsociety.org
Description area
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
Control area
Institution identifier
GB 891
Access points
Access Points
- GB (Geographic subregion)