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Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?

Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784? Correct Answer William Jones

The correct answer is William Jones.

Key Points

  • Asiatic Society of Bengal 
    • Sir William Jones was an Anglo-Welsh philologist, a judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India.
    • The Asiatic Society was founded in 1784 by Sir. William Jones. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
    • It is a unique institution having served as a fountainhead of all literary and scientific activities. 
    • In 1832 the name was changed to "The Asiatic Society of Bengal" and again in 1936 it was renamed "The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal".
    • It was visualized as a centre for Asian studies including everything concerning man and nature within the geographical limits of the continent. It is located in Kolkata.
    • The library of the Asiatic Society has a huge collection of about 1,17,000 books and 79,000 journals in all the major languages of the world.
    • The museum of the Asiatic Society was established in 1814 by N. Wallich.

Additional Information

  • Jonathan Duncan
    • He was Governor of Bombay from 27 December 1795 until his death in 1811.
    • He began his career in India in 1772, and in 1784 he was one of the charter members of the Asiatic Society founded in Calcutta by William Jones. 
  • Lord Cornwallis
    • Charles Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army general and official, known as Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792.
    • Lord Cornwallis was the first Governor-General appointed under the new Act. Between 1786 and 1793, he represented the British government and was accountable to the Board of Control.
    • When the East India Company's mercenary interests clashed with state policy, he was able to defy them. He enacted numerous significant reforms within the East India Company and its territories, including the Cornwallis Code, which included the Permanent Settlement, which implemented important land taxation reforms.
  • Warren Hastings
    • He was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first de facto Governor-General of Bengal in 1772–1785.

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