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Commemorating Richard Winstedt and Celebrating Volunteers
Four weeks ago, in his blog post RAS President, Tony Stockwell, wrote about Sir Richard Winstedt and his roles in the Malayan Civil Service, at SOAS, and as author of many publications…
2 June 2020 -
Awards in Memory of Professor David O. Morgan and Sir Richard Burton
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to announce the launch of a prize in memory of Professor David O. Morgan, who died in October 2019. David was the editor of the Society’s Journal from the mid-1980s…
12 May 2020 -
President Tony Stockwell writes again…
Following lock-down we have cancelled events and closed the library. Compared with the plight of many organisations, however, the Society has been fortunate. The Director, collections staff, and editorial team are working…
5 May 2020 -
The Gibb Memorial Trust
The Gibb Memorial Trust was founded in 1902 in memory of Elias John Wilkinson Gibb, by his mother Jane Gibb. She wished to commemorate the untimely death of her son, a mainly…
28 April 2020 -
The Freya Stark Glass Slide Collection
In the weeks before the Society closed, we were fortunate to be able to host another student from the MA in History of Art and Curation course at Sussex University. Imogen Holmes…
17 April 2020 -
What’s Happening in the Archives?
A new year and decade, and just over five years in post as archivist, I decided it would be a good idea to take stock of the progress in caring for the…
7 February 2020 -
Wannell, Bayly and Buchanan-Hamilton
BRUCE WANNELL, EXPERT ON ISLAMIC MYSTICISM It is with great sadness that we report the death of Bruce Wannell in York from pancreatic cancer. Bruce Wannell, a long-standing member of the Society,…
31 January 2020 -
Christopher Bayly, Stuart Simmonds and H.G. Quaritch Wales
As the bicentenary of the Royal Asiatic Society approaches in 2023, the Council, Members of the Society, and staff are already thinking of how we might like to mark the event and…
1 November 2019 -
Professor David O. Morgan
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor David O. Morgan this week. Professor Morgan was an expert in the field of Mongol studies and also a good…
25 October 2019 -
The Bayly Prize for 2019
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Bayly Prize for 2019. This the second time the Prize will be awarded. You can read all about the inaugural presentation in 2018…
11 October 2019