Who established The Asiatic society in Calcutta and when?

Question

In 1784, who founded the Asiatic Society in Kolkata for inquiry into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia ?

Answer 1

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