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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 2020Awards 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 2020President 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 2020News of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
We start this week’s blog post with a message from Charlotte de Blois, Executive and Reviews Editor of our Journal, busy working from her home in Cambridge: The Journal of the Royal…
21 April 2020A Message from RAS President, Tony Stockwell: more on Burton’s hat and stick
The Royal Asiatic Society President, Professor Tony Stockwell, writes: As Nancy Charley explained in her blog of 20 March, the Society remains closed for the foreseeable future. The Reading Room is shut…
27 March 2020