Mitra, Rajendralal

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Rajendralal Mitra

1824-1891

Rajendralal Mitra

(бенг. রাজেন্দ্রলাল মিত্র; English: Rajendralal Mitra)

(15 February 1824 − 26 July 1891)

Indian scholar and antiquarian (1824-1891), librarian and later president of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. He edited and translated Sanskrit texts and wrote studies of Orissa, Bodh Gaya and the Sanskrit Buddhist literature of Nepal. (BCW 2:536-537). Indian Orientalist (1824-1891), librarian of the Asiatic Society from 1846 and its first Indian president in 1885. Edited Sanskrit texts for Bibliotheca Indica and wrote The Antiquities of Orissa and Buddha Gaya, the Hermitage of Sakya Muni. (BCW 5:378).

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Митра, Раджендралал
• Other resources: Russian BTS: card data

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Lifetime: 1824-1891
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