Sir Richard Burton – Royal Asiatic Society

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Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…
17 December 2021
Digital Library, Library & Archives
Welcoming visitor groups back to the Society
This Tuesday, the Society welcomed members from the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS) for an introduction to the Society’s history and collections. Apart from small student groups, this was the…
17 September 2021
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Oscar Eckenstein and the Richard Burton Collection
This Thursday marked the 162nd anniversary of the birth of the mountaineer, Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein (9th September 1859 - 8th April 1921). Portrait of Oscar Eckenstein held in the Society’s collections…
10 September 2021
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Welcoming students back to the Society
SOAS Visit to the RAS: On the 20th May, we welcomed the students from the MA in Art and Archaeology class at SOAS with Professor Anna Contadini. This was the first group…
28 May 2021
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Enjoying the Society’s Online Collections
This blog post is by the Society’s Librarian, Edward Weech. The current public health emergency means that on-site services at the RAS, like most other cultural and educational organizations, remain temporarily suspended.…
2 April 2020
Collection Highlights

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