Question

The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by

• A. David Hare
• B. Sir. William Jones
• C. Macaulay
• D. Sir. Charles Wood

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Sir. William Jones

The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir William Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.