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Sir George Leonard Staunton and William Alexander
Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801) was born in Ireland, on 10th April 1737. He became a physician and diplomatist after studying medicine in France, graduating in 1758. After his return to England,…
12 April 2024The Royal Asiatic Society, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Chester Beatty Lecture
Further to the information in last week’s blog we are now pleased to give full details of the lecture to be held in Dublin. As part of its continuing bi-centenary celebrations, the…
21 March 2024The 201st Anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society
Last year, 2023, we celebrated the Society’s bicentenary – celebrations that are continuing into 2024. However today, 15th March 2024, marks the 201st anniversary of the inauguration of the Society. Therefore I…
15 March 2024William P. Floyd views of Hong Kong
This week’s blogpost is provided by Dr Angela Cheung (Research Fellow in photography at The National Archives). We are very grateful to her for not only initiating the work described in the…
8 March 2024Postcard from Cairo by RAS Director, Dr Alison Ohta
When people come to Cairo the first thing that comes to mind is a visit to the pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. However, Cairo’s rich heritage of Islamic architecture spanning a period…
1 March 2024Making a Book: The Society’s Anniversary Edition of Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han.
This week’s blog post is provided by Dr Gordon Johnson, Vice-President of the Society: James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States was published in 2…
16 February 2024Callout for Submissions for the Surya P. Subedi Prize 2024
The Royal Asiatic Society is inviting submissions for the second award of the Surya P. Subedi Prize for the publication of a book or article on Nepal in English in any one…
9 February 2024Rehanging Artworks at the Society
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been changes taking place on the Society’s premises. Many artworks were removed from the walls for redecoration. But now some of these, and some…
2 February 2024Dr. Giles Tillotson and Rev. John Drew Bate
The Society has been involved in the publication of translations of works in various Asian languages through the Oriental Translation Fund which was established in 1828. On the 25th of January, Dr…
26 January 2024Kelsey Granger – Winner of the George Staunton Prize
Last evening (Thursday 11 January) Dr. Kelsey Granger lectured on “A Tomb of One’s Own: The Changing Role of Dogs in Early Chinese Tomb Assemblages”, the topic of her article on the social…
12 January 2024