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The Origins of Himalayan Studies
Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.
Life Brian Houghton Hodgson
"Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson" delves into the remarkable life and career of Brian Houghton Hodgson (1801-1894), a British naturalist, ethnologist, and civil servant who made significant contributions to the understanding of the culture and natural history of the Himalayas. Hodgson spent much of his career in Nepal and British India, where he studied the local languages, customs, and religions, as well as the flora and fauna of the region. Written by William Wilson Hunter, this biography explores Hodgson's extensive research on Buddhism, his advocacy for the rights of indigenous peoples, and his vast collections of zoological and ethnographic specimens. It highlights his intellectual curio...
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Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson
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Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson, British Resident at the Court of Nepal, Member of the Institute of France
Excerpt from Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson, British Resident at the Court of Nepal, Member of the Institute of France: Fellow of the Royal Society; A Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society, Etc I have referred at some length to the public aspects of Brian Hodgson's career. For no man recognised more keenly than he that an Indian civilian must be judged, first of all, by his public work. Nor would any one have more despised a scholarly reputation gained by the neglect of official duties. But his many-sided activities made themselves equally felt in his public and in his private life. Condemned by ill-health to isolation in the Himalayas throughout his whole Indian career, far away from ...
