Who was the founder of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal?

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Sir William Jones, an Anglo-Welsh philologist and judge at the Supreme Court of Judicature in Fort William, Bengal, established the Asiatic Society in 1784. This institution became a central hub for literary and scientific research related to ancient India. In 1832, it was renamed the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and later in 1936, it adopted the title Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal.

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