From undeserved oblivion: a young American in Tibet - William Montgomery McGovern

Article Abstract:

William Montgomery McGovern, a young American academic with a doctorate in Buddhist Studies from Oxford, was a lecturer in Japanese and Chinese at the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, when he embarked at the age of 25 on his illicit journey to Lhasa. McGovern's book 'To Lhasa in Disguise', published in 1924 needs to be rescued from undeserved oblivion, as it is a signal achievement in reaching Lhasa against daunting odds.

United States, Works, Travel in literature, Travel literature, McGovern, William Montogomery

---

Professor C.F. Beckingham, FBA

Article Abstract:

Charles Beckingham made his first contribution to Arabian studies in 1950, when he published a paper entitled 'A journey by two Jesuits from Dhufar to San'a in 1590.' He entered academic life in 1951, when he became lecturer in Islamic History at Manchester University, England. He remained there until 1965, when he moved to SOAS in the University of London, England. He was Pres of both the Hakluyt Society and the Royal Asiatic Society.

Beckingham, Charles

---

Professor Mary Boyce

Article Abstract:

Mary Boyce who was Secretary and Treasurer of the British Academy's Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum for 15 years died on 4 April 2006 at the age of 85. She wrote a comprehensive history of Zoroastrianism, and published many articles in learned journals, all concerned with Zoroastrianism, and the Zoroastrian Society awarded her the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal, in recognition of her work.

United Kingdom, Boyce, Mary

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Themes in British policy towards Afghanistan in its relation to Indian frontier defence, 1798-1947. The United Arab Emirates: economic vibrancy and US interests
• Abstracts: The new mindset: diversity. Affirmative action remains a weapon in achieving equality. A chorus of voices
• Abstracts: A paradise of bachelors: remodeling domesticity and masculinity in the turn-of-the-century New York bachelor apartment
• Abstracts: Party on payday? In general a look at the incomes of Hispanics is cause for cautious optimism. Executive summary of the 1997 corporate elite

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.