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learned society founded by Sir William Jones in 1784

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About The Asiatic Society

The Asiatic Society is a learned society under the Ministry of Culture, 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 1784 in a meeting presided over by Justice Robert Chambers in Calcutta, the then-capital of the Presidency of Fort William.

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Country: India
Headquarters: Asiatic Society building
Inception: January 15, 1784
Website: https://www.asiaticsocietykolkata.org/

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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Journal and proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Catalogue of the diptera of the Oriental region Catalogue of the recent shells in the Museum, Asiatic Society of Bengal Catalogue of the scientific serial publications in the principal libraries of Calcutta William Jones India