| RefNo | EC/1877/08 |
| Previous numbers | Cert X, 298 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Hodgson, Brian Houghton: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Eminent for his studies in the Buddhistic Literature of Nipal & Tibet. Author of numerous papers on the Physical Geography, Ethnology, Languages, Customs and Religions of the native tribes of Tibet, the Himalaya and other parts of India; and on the Zoology of Northern India, &c. Mr Hodgson's magnificent collection of Sanskrit, Buddhist, Tibetan & Nipalese Manuscripts were presented to the Governments of India and France. His Zoological collections were presented to the British Museum, to which a special catalogue has been devoted. In regard to his Literary labours, Eugene Burnouf described him as "the founder of the true study of Buddhism." |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. James Bateman; Salisbury.
From Personal Knowledge. Edward Thomas; R Strachey; Jas Fergusson; W S W Vaux; Thomas Thomson; Andrew Scott Waugh; H S Maine; James Wm Colvile; |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6460 | Hodgson; Brian Houghton (1800 - 1894) | 1800 - 1894 |