‘Royal Asiatic Society’ was founded by
(A) Sir William Jones
(B) Sir John Marshall
(C) R. D. Banerjee
(D) Sir William Bentick
Correct Answer : Sir William Jones
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 1999
Explanation : The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research. In 1832 the name was changed to ‘The Asiatic Society of Bengal” and again in 1936 it was renamed as ‘The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal.”
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