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The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.It is one of the oldest learned societies in Sri Lanka with a history of over 160 years. It was established on 7 February 1845, paralleling the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland to further oriental research as the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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Sri Lankan gaur (Bibos sinhaleyus) in 1962 [2] During his trips to China, he studied the Chinese alligator and published a new genus name for it. In the scientific field of herpetology, he described many new species of lizards and snakes. [8] [better source needed] He served as president of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from ...
He began to collect inscriptions and manuscripts, and from 1870-1872 wrote a series of articles for the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Journal about them. He learned the local language and spent time with the people. Rhys Davids' civil service career and his residence in Sri Lanka came to an abrupt end.
Robinson served as president of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1997 to 2000 and 2003 to 2006. Robinson was the vice-principal of Royal Holloway, University of London , from 1997 to 2004. He had previously served as the head of the History Department at the college from 1990 to 1996.
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He was awarded an honorary doctorate DLitt (Honoris Causa) from the University of Ceylon in 1963 and was presented the Gold Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1971. In 1978, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Oranje Nassau by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. [2]