The Asiatic Society in Calcutta was founded by which British scholar?

Sir William Jones

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Friedrich Max Muller

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Sir John Marshall

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Sir Alexander Cunningham

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Solution

The correct option is A Sir William Jones
Sir William Jones was a British Orientalist and jurist. Jones arrived in Calcutta as a supreme court judge. He founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta shortly after he arrived in 1784.

Suggest Corrections

Institution	Founder
1. Calcutta Madrasa	Warren Hastings
2. Sanskrit College at varanasi	William Jones
3. Asiatic Society of Bengal	Jonathan Duncan