Henry Thomas Colebrooke
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Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe".
A bust of Henry Thomas Colebrooke currently owned by the Royal Asiatic Society
The Asiatic Society
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The Asiatic Society is an organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of "Oriental research". It was founded by the philologist William Jones on 15 January 1
The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, old building
The Asiatic Society building, Park Street, Kolkata, April 2013.
The Bairat Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka (circa 250 BCE) is visible at the Asiatic Society.
The Arabic, Persian and Urdu section of the Asiatic Society.