Question

Where was asiatic society formed by william jones?

Answer 1

Answer:

1 Park Street 

Kolkata – 700016 

West Bengal, India

Answer 2

In January 1784 Sir William Jones sent out a circular-letter to a selected number of British residentsof Calcutta with a view to establish a society for the Asiatic studies. At his invitation, thirty British residents met in the Grand Jury Room of the Supreme Court (in Calcutta's Fort William) on 15 January 1784

The Asiatic Society of India was formed mainly with an objective to initiate and enlighten the oriental knowledge available in history, scriptures, or regional texts in India or Indian subcontinent.

Sir William Jones, (born Sept. 28, 1746, London—died April 27, 1794, Calcutta), British Orientalist and jurist who did much to encourage interest in Oriental studies in the West. Of Welsh parentage, he studied at Harrow and University College, Oxford (1764–68), and learned Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian.