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BOTH IN HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE, The Asiatic Society took the leadership in initiating genuine researches on western lines. There is no field, which was not touched by the Society, and Transactions and journals of the Society were the mirror of these researches. The pages of these publications speaks eloquently of the range and depth of these studies covering Mathematical and Physical Sciences including Meteorology, tidal observations, laws of storms, Geology both Stratigraphical and Dynamical, Mineralogy, Zoology, Botany including Palaeo-Botany, Geography, Ethnology, Chemistry, etc.
The Society remained the chief advisory body to the Government of India in matters relating to all kinds of scientific subjects. It was the initial activities of The Asiatic Society in different branches of Science the led to the foundation of the Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1818, the Geological Survey of India in 1851 the Indian Metrological Department in 1875, the Zoological Survey of India in 1911, the Botanical Survey of India in 1912 and so on. Many other distinguished scientific institutions and organizations were possible because of the help of the Society at their inception. Some of these are the Indian Science Congress (estd. 1913), the School of Tropical Medicine, The University of Calcutta ( estd. 1857) whose first Vice-Chancellor was the President of The Asiatic Society, Chief Justice Sir J W Colvile. Even the Indian National Academy of Sciences and its preparation of a national history of Scientific Studies
Year PRESIDENTS SECRETARIES
1784-89 Sir William Jones George Hillarow Harlow , John Herbert Harington
1790 Sir William Jones John Herbert Harrington
1790(end)-1793 Sir William Jones Edmund Morris
1794-95 Sir John Shore Edmund Morris
1796 Sir John Shore Captain Symes
1797 Sir John Shore C E Carrington
1799 Sir J Ansturther Bart W Hunter
1802 Sir J Ansturther Bart R Home
1805 Sir J Ansturther Bart W Hunter
1807 H T Colebrooke W Hunter
1810 H T Colebrooke , Eari of Moira Dr. W Hunter, Dr. H H Wilson
1820 Marquis of Hastings H H Wilson (absent), Capt. A Lockett (Offg.)
1822 Maquis of Hastings H H Wilson
1825 Hon'ble J H Harrington W W Wilson
1828 Sir C E Grey H H Wilson
1832 Hon. Sir E Ryan W H Wilson
1833 Hon. Sir E Ryan James Prinsep, Babu Ramcomal Sen (First Indian Secretary
1834 Hon. Sir E Ryan J Prinsep, Ramcomal Sen
1835-37 Hon. Sir E Ryan Babu Ramcomal Sen
1838 Hon. Sir E Ryan James Prinsep
1839 Hon. Sir E Ryan Dr W B O'Shaughnessy, J C C Sutherland
1840-41 Hon. Sir E Ryan H W Torrens
1842 Hon. H T Prinsep H W Torrens
1843 Hon. H T Prinsep Rt. Hon. W W Bird (from 30th March), H W Torrens,
W Piddington
1844 W W Bird, Hon. Sir Hernry Hardinge (from October) Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge (from October),
H W Torrens, W Piddington
1845 Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge H W Torrens, W Piddington
1846 As in 1844 H W Torrens, Dr W B O'Shanghnessy (appointed in August), Mr J W Laidlay (appointed Co-Secretary in November), Dr Roer as Co-Secy, Oriental Dept.
1847 As in 1844 J W Laidlay
1848-50 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Dr. W B O'Shanghnessy
1851 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Capt. F C C C Hayes, Dr A Sprenger (Elected in place of Capt. Hayes in May, in consequence of change made in the organisation of the Council, another election was held in June with the following results :
1852 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Dr A Sprenger A Grote (Elected Jt. Sec. in April HV Bayley
1853-55 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. A Grote
1856 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. W S Atkinson
1857 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. S S Atkinson, R Mitra
1858 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. W S Atkinson, W B Cowell
1859-62 A Grote W S Atkinson, W B Cowell
1863 Lt. Col. W L Thuillier (resigned in April)
W S Atkinson (resigned in August)
E C Bayley (elected in September) E B Cowell (resigned in July),
H F Blanford (elected in August)
1864 E C Bayley H F Blanford, W L Heeley, H F Blanford
W L Helley ( in July on resignation of the two secretaries, R Mitra and Dr J Anderson came in.)
1866 E C Bayley H F Blanford
1867 Dr J Fayrer H F Blanford
1868 Dr T Oldham H F Blanford
1869 Dr T Oldham H Blochmann
1870-72 Hon. J B Phear H Blochmann
1873 Dr T Oldham In April, Col. H Hyde resigned as Secy.
Capt. J Waterhouse
1874 In April, Col. H. Hyde was elected President in place of Dr. T Oldham Capt. J Waterhouse
1875 Hon. E C Bayley
In April,Dr. Oldham was elected President In April, Dr. Oldham resigned as he was elected President, Capt. J waterhouse
1876 Dr T Oldham Capt. J waterhouse
1877 Hon. Sir E C Bayley Capt. J waterhouse
1878 W T Blanford Capt. J waterhouse
1879 W T Blanford
H B Medlicott since December H B Medlicott succeeded W T Blanford in December
Capt. J Waterhouse
1880 H B Medlicott J Crawford
1881 Hon. Sir Ashley Eden A Pedder
1882 Hon. Sir Ashley Eden
In May, Hon. H J Reynolds succeeded Sir Eden In May, Hon. H J Reynolds succeeded Sir Eden
Dr H W M'Cann
1883 Hon. J J Reynolds Dr H W M'Cann
1884 H F Blanford L. De Nice'Ville
1885 Dr. Rajendra Lala Mitra (First Indian President) J Wood-Mason
1886-87 E F T Atkinson J Wood-Mason
1888 J Waterhouse J Wood-Mason
1889 J Waterhouse Dr A R Hoernle
1890 F W Beveridge Dr A R Hoernle
1891-92 Sir A W Croft Dr A R Hoernle
1893 Sir C A Elliott G A Grierson
1894 C J Lyall G A Grierson
1895-96 A Pedder G A Grierson
1897 Dr A F R Hoernle Dr G Ranking
1898 Hon'ble H H Risley Dr G Ranking
1899 Hon'ble H H Risley T Bloch
1900-01 Sir John Woodburn T Bloch
1902-03 C W Bolton J Macfarlane
1904 C W Bolton J Macfarlane
1905 Sir A H L Fraser J Macfarlane
1906 Sir A H L Fraser Lt. Col. D. C. Phillott.
1907-08 Justice Asutosh Mukhopadhyay Lt. Col. D. C. Phillott.
1909 Sir Thomas Holland G H Tipper
1910 T H Diggs La Touche G H Tipper
1911-12 G F A Harris G H Tipper
1913 Thomas Daird Baron Carmichael G H Tipper
1914 Thomas Daird Baron Major C L Peart
1915-16 Sir Leonard Rogers F H Gravely
1917-18 H H Hayden F H Gravely
1919-20 Mm Hara Prasad Sastri W A K Christie
1921 Justice Asutosh Mikhopadhyay A H Harley
1922 Justice Asutosh Mikhopadhyay W A K Christie
1923 N Annandale J.van Manen
1924-25 Sir Rajendranath Mookherjee J.van Manen
1926 G H Tipper J.van Manen
1927 W A K Christie J.van Manen
1928-29 Dr. Upendranath Brahmachari J.van Manen
1930-31 R BN Seymour Sewell J.van Manen
1932 Justice C C Ghose J.van Manen
1934-35 L L Fermor J.van Manen
1936 Sir John Anderson J.van Manen
1937 Sir John Anderson Dr B S Guha
1938-39 Sir David Ezra Dr B S Guha
1940 Justice John Lort Williams Dr B S Guha
1941 Dr C S Fox Dr S L Hora
1942-44 Dr Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Dr Kalidas Nag
1945 Dr Meghnad Saha Dr Kalidas Nag
1946 Justice N G A Edgley Dr Kalidas Nag
1947 Dr B C Law Dr K N Bagchi
1948 Dr D West, Justice Ramaprasad Mookherjee Dr K N Bagchi
1949-50 Justice Ramaprasad Mookherjee Dr Niharranjan Ray
1951-53 Prof S K Mitra, F R S Prof J M Sen
1953-55 Prof S K Chatterji Prof J M Sen
1955-57 Dr D M Bose Dr M L Roychaudhury
1957-59 Dr S N Sen Dr J N Banerjea
1959-61 Dr N Dutta Dr J N Banerjea
1961-62 Dr A C Ukil Prof S K Saraswati
1963 Dr U N Ghoshal Dr P C Gupta
1964-65 Dr K N Bagchi Dr P C Gupta
1966 Prof R C Majumdar Prof C Chakraborti
1967 Prof R C Majumdar Dr S K Mitra
1968-69 Prof S N Bose Dr S K Mitra
1970-71 Prof S K Chatterji Prof B N Mukherjee
1972 Prof N K Bose (upto October), M M Basu (upto December), Dr B Mukhberjee (Dec. "72-Jan '73) Dr S K Mitra
1973-74 Dr B Mukherji Dr S K Mitra
1975 Prof . K Saraswati Sri D K Mitra
1976 Prof . K Saraswati Dr B Banerjee
1977-78 Dr Gouri Nath Sastri Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
1979 Dr D Bose Prof J N Rudra, Dr Amalendu De from 14/11/79
1980 Dr D Bose Dr Amalendu De
1981-82 P C Gupta Dr Amalendu De
1983 S N Sen, Dr R K Pal Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1984 Dr R K Pal Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1985 Dr Sukumar Sen Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1986 Dr Sukumar Sen Dr Jagannath Chakraborty
1987 Dr M M Chakraborty Dr Kalyan Kumar Ganguly
1988-92 (Administrators appointed by Calcutta High Court)
1992-96 (No election held) Dr M M Chakraborty Dr Chandan Raychaudhuri
1997 Prof Dilip Kumar Biswas Prof Amalendun De
1998 Prof Dilip Kumar Biswas Prof Anil Kumar Sarkar
1999 Prof Bhaskar Roychowdhury Prof Anil Kumar Sarkar
2000 Prof Bhaskar Roychowdhury Prof Manabendu Banerji
2001 Prof Biswanath Banerji Prof Manabendu Banerji
2002 Prof Amalendu De Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
2003 Prof Amalendu De Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
2004 Prof Biswanath Banerji Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
COPYRIGHT:© 2004 THE ASIATIC SOCIETY, 1 PARK STREET KOLKATA: 700 016, INDIA ALL RIGHT RESERVED
RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
Home | Ongoing External Projects | Project Work
BOTH IN HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE, The Asiatic Society took the leadership in initiating genuine researches on western lines. There is no field, which was not touched by the Society, and Transactions and journals of the Society were the mirror of these researches. The pages of these publications speaks eloquently of the range and depth of these studies covering Mathematical and Physical Sciences including Meteorology, tidal observations, laws of storms, Geology both Stratigraphical and Dynamical, Mineralogy, Zoology, Botany including Palaeo-Botany, Geography, Ethnology, Chemistry, etc.
The Society remained the chief advisory body to the Government of India in matters relating to all kinds of scientific subjects. It was the initial activities of The Asiatic Society in different branches of Science the led to the foundation of the Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1818, the Geological Survey of India in 1851 the Indian Metrological Department in 1875, the Zoological Survey of India in 1911, the Botanical Survey of India in 1912 and so on. Many other distinguished scientific institutions and organizations were possible because of the help of the Society at their inception. Some of these are the Indian Science Congress (estd. 1913), the School of Tropical Medicine, The University of Calcutta ( estd. 1857) whose first Vice-Chancellor was the President of The Asiatic Society, Chief Justice Sir J W Colvile. Even the Indian National Academy of Sciences and its preparation of a national history of Scientific Studies
Year PRESIDENTS SECRETARIES
1784-89 Sir William Jones George Hillarow Harlow , John Herbert Harington
1790 Sir William Jones John Herbert Harrington
1790(end)-1793 Sir William Jones Edmund Morris
1794-95 Sir John Shore Edmund Morris
1796 Sir John Shore Captain Symes
1797 Sir John Shore C E Carrington
1799 Sir J Ansturther Bart W Hunter
1802 Sir J Ansturther Bart R Home
1805 Sir J Ansturther Bart W Hunter
1807 H T Colebrooke W Hunter
1810 H T Colebrooke , Eari of Moira Dr. W Hunter, Dr. H H Wilson
1820 Marquis of Hastings H H Wilson (absent), Capt. A Lockett (Offg.)
1822 Maquis of Hastings H H Wilson
1825 Hon'ble J H Harrington W W Wilson
1828 Sir C E Grey H H Wilson
1832 Hon. Sir E Ryan W H Wilson
1833 Hon. Sir E Ryan James Prinsep, Babu Ramcomal Sen (First Indian Secretary
1834 Hon. Sir E Ryan J Prinsep, Ramcomal Sen
1835-37 Hon. Sir E Ryan Babu Ramcomal Sen
1838 Hon. Sir E Ryan James Prinsep
1839 Hon. Sir E Ryan Dr W B O'Shaughnessy, J C C Sutherland
1840-41 Hon. Sir E Ryan H W Torrens
1842 Hon. H T Prinsep H W Torrens
1843 Hon. H T Prinsep Rt. Hon. W W Bird (from 30th March), H W Torrens,
W Piddington
1844 W W Bird, Hon. Sir Hernry Hardinge (from October) Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge (from October),
H W Torrens, W Piddington
1845 Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge H W Torrens, W Piddington
1846 As in 1844 H W Torrens, Dr W B O'Shanghnessy (appointed in August), Mr J W Laidlay (appointed Co-Secretary in November), Dr Roer as Co-Secy, Oriental Dept.
1847 As in 1844 J W Laidlay
1848-50 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Dr. W B O'Shanghnessy
1851 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Capt. F C C C Hayes, Dr A Sprenger (Elected in place of Capt. Hayes in May, in consequence of change made in the organisation of the Council, another election was held in June with the following results :
1852 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. Dr A Sprenger A Grote (Elected Jt. Sec. in April HV Bayley
1853-55 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. A Grote
1856 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. W S Atkinson
1857 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. S S Atkinson, R Mitra
1858 Hon. Sir J W Colvile, Kt. W S Atkinson, W B Cowell
1859-62 A Grote W S Atkinson, W B Cowell
1863 Lt. Col. W L Thuillier (resigned in April)
W S Atkinson (resigned in August)
E C Bayley (elected in September) E B Cowell (resigned in July),
H F Blanford (elected in August)
1864 E C Bayley H F Blanford, W L Heeley, H F Blanford
W L Helley ( in July on resignation of the two secretaries, R Mitra and Dr J Anderson came in.)
1866 E C Bayley H F Blanford
1867 Dr J Fayrer H F Blanford
1868 Dr T Oldham H F Blanford
1869 Dr T Oldham H Blochmann
1870-72 Hon. J B Phear H Blochmann
1873 Dr T Oldham In April, Col. H Hyde resigned as Secy.
Capt. J Waterhouse
1874 In April, Col. H. Hyde was elected President in place of Dr. T Oldham Capt. J Waterhouse
1875 Hon. E C Bayley
In April,Dr. Oldham was elected President In April, Dr. Oldham resigned as he was elected President, Capt. J waterhouse
1876 Dr T Oldham Capt. J waterhouse
1877 Hon. Sir E C Bayley Capt. J waterhouse
1878 W T Blanford Capt. J waterhouse
1879 W T Blanford
H B Medlicott since December H B Medlicott succeeded W T Blanford in December
Capt. J Waterhouse
1880 H B Medlicott J Crawford
1881 Hon. Sir Ashley Eden A Pedder
1882 Hon. Sir Ashley Eden
In May, Hon. H J Reynolds succeeded Sir Eden In May, Hon. H J Reynolds succeeded Sir Eden
Dr H W M'Cann
1883 Hon. J J Reynolds Dr H W M'Cann
1884 H F Blanford L. De Nice'Ville
1885 Dr. Rajendra Lala Mitra (First Indian President) J Wood-Mason
1886-87 E F T Atkinson J Wood-Mason
1888 J Waterhouse J Wood-Mason
1889 J Waterhouse Dr A R Hoernle
1890 F W Beveridge Dr A R Hoernle
1891-92 Sir A W Croft Dr A R Hoernle
1893 Sir C A Elliott G A Grierson
1894 C J Lyall G A Grierson
1895-96 A Pedder G A Grierson
1897 Dr A F R Hoernle Dr G Ranking
1898 Hon'ble H H Risley Dr G Ranking
1899 Hon'ble H H Risley T Bloch
1900-01 Sir John Woodburn T Bloch
1902-03 C W Bolton J Macfarlane
1904 C W Bolton J Macfarlane
1905 Sir A H L Fraser J Macfarlane
1906 Sir A H L Fraser Lt. Col. D. C. Phillott.
1907-08 Justice Asutosh Mukhopadhyay Lt. Col. D. C. Phillott.
1909 Sir Thomas Holland G H Tipper
1910 T H Diggs La Touche G H Tipper
1911-12 G F A Harris G H Tipper
1913 Thomas Daird Baron Carmichael G H Tipper
1914 Thomas Daird Baron Major C L Peart
1915-16 Sir Leonard Rogers F H Gravely
1917-18 H H Hayden F H Gravely
1919-20 Mm Hara Prasad Sastri W A K Christie
1921 Justice Asutosh Mikhopadhyay A H Harley
1922 Justice Asutosh Mikhopadhyay W A K Christie
1923 N Annandale J.van Manen
1924-25 Sir Rajendranath Mookherjee J.van Manen
1926 G H Tipper J.van Manen
1927 W A K Christie J.van Manen
1928-29 Dr. Upendranath Brahmachari J.van Manen
1930-31 R BN Seymour Sewell J.van Manen
1932 Justice C C Ghose J.van Manen
1934-35 L L Fermor J.van Manen
1936 Sir John Anderson J.van Manen
1937 Sir John Anderson Dr B S Guha
1938-39 Sir David Ezra Dr B S Guha
1940 Justice John Lort Williams Dr B S Guha
1941 Dr C S Fox Dr S L Hora
1942-44 Dr Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Dr Kalidas Nag
1945 Dr Meghnad Saha Dr Kalidas Nag
1946 Justice N G A Edgley Dr Kalidas Nag
1947 Dr B C Law Dr K N Bagchi
1948 Dr D West, Justice Ramaprasad Mookherjee Dr K N Bagchi
1949-50 Justice Ramaprasad Mookherjee Dr Niharranjan Ray
1951-53 Prof S K Mitra, F R S Prof J M Sen
1953-55 Prof S K Chatterji Prof J M Sen
1955-57 Dr D M Bose Dr M L Roychaudhury
1957-59 Dr S N Sen Dr J N Banerjea
1959-61 Dr N Dutta Dr J N Banerjea
1961-62 Dr A C Ukil Prof S K Saraswati
1963 Dr U N Ghoshal Dr P C Gupta
1964-65 Dr K N Bagchi Dr P C Gupta
1966 Prof R C Majumdar Prof C Chakraborti
1967 Prof R C Majumdar Dr S K Mitra
1968-69 Prof S N Bose Dr S K Mitra
1970-71 Prof S K Chatterji Prof B N Mukherjee
1972 Prof N K Bose (upto October), M M Basu (upto December), Dr B Mukhberjee (Dec. "72-Jan '73) Dr S K Mitra
1973-74 Dr B Mukherji Dr S K Mitra
1975 Prof . K Saraswati Sri D K Mitra
1976 Prof . K Saraswati Dr B Banerjee
1977-78 Dr Gouri Nath Sastri Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
1979 Dr D Bose Prof J N Rudra, Dr Amalendu De from 14/11/79
1980 Dr D Bose Dr Amalendu De
1981-82 P C Gupta Dr Amalendu De
1983 S N Sen, Dr R K Pal Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1984 Dr R K Pal Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1985 Dr Sukumar Sen Dr Chandan Roychaudhuri
1986 Dr Sukumar Sen Dr Jagannath Chakraborty
1987 Dr M M Chakraborty Dr Kalyan Kumar Ganguly
1988-92 (Administrators appointed by Calcutta High Court)
1992-96 (No election held) Dr M M Chakraborty Dr Chandan Raychaudhuri
1997 Prof Dilip Kumar Biswas Prof Amalendun De
1998 Prof Dilip Kumar Biswas Prof Anil Kumar Sarkar
1999 Prof Bhaskar Roychowdhury Prof Anil Kumar Sarkar
2000 Prof Bhaskar Roychowdhury Prof Manabendu Banerji
2001 Prof Biswanath Banerji Prof Manabendu Banerji
2002 Prof Amalendu De Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
2003 Prof Amalendu De Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
2004 Prof Biswanath Banerji Prof Dilip Coomer Ghose
COPYRIGHT:© 2004 THE ASIATIC SOCIETY, 1 PARK STREET KOLKATA: 700 016, INDIA ALL RIGHT RESERVED