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Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Awarded for"the encouragement of science, literature, and the arts in relation to Asia"
Sponsored byRoyal Asiatic Society
Venue14 Stephenson Way, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byPresident of the Royal Asiatic Society under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales
EligibilityAnyone nominated by an existing fellow and with a serious interest and achievements in Asiatic Studies
Post-nominalsFRAS
Reward(s)Use of the society's library and facilities, receipt of the society's journal[1]
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1823
First awarded1824
Total recipientsAround 700

Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland are individuals who have been elected by the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science literature and the arts in relation to Asia".[2]

The Society has around 700 fellows, half of whom reside outside Britain. It is administered by a council of twenty fellows. The Society was established in 1823 and became "the main centre in Britain for scholarly work on Asia" with "many distinguished Fellows".[3] Fellows use the post-nominal letters FRAS.[4][5][6][7][8]

Past and current fellows include leading scholars, writers, and former politicians and governors who have made significant contributions to Asia and their respective fields. Previous Fellows have included British explorers Sir Richard Francis Burton, and Laurence Waddell, Officers of the British East India Company such as Sir Henry Rawlinson, Chief Justice of Ceylon Alexander Johnston, first Asian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, and many more.[9][10]

Eligibility

Fellows can be nominated by an existing Fellow, or they can submit an application for fellowship; applications are open to "anyone with a serious interest in Asian Studies", considered regularly, and processed within two months.[1] Students are also eligible to become Student Fellows if they are enrolled in an established course of education.[1]

Notable fellows

References

  1. ^ a b c "Membership". Royal Asiatic Society. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ Centenary Volume of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823-1923. Frederick Eden Pargiter, Read Books, 2007. March 2007. ISBN 9781406757514.
  3. ^ A Dictionary of Buddhism, ed. Damien Keown, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 240
  4. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations, 2nd edition, Market House Books Ltd and Oxford University Press, 1998, ed. Judy Pearsall, Sara Tulloch et al., p. 175
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2011, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, p. 26
  6. ^ The International Who's Who of Women 2002, 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, p. xi
  7. ^ "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland".
  8. ^ "Royal Asiatic Society". Cambridge Organisation.
  9. ^ "Charter and Rules - Royal Asiatic Society". JSTOR 25202029.
  10. ^ Ireland, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and (1856). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society.
  11. ^ Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland List of Fellows, Library Associates and Subscribing Libraries, 1994, pg 19

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