Luce, G. H. (Gordon Hannington), 1889-1979

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Academic and Burmese scholar. Appointed Lecturer in English at Rangoon College in 1912 and remained there until 1964 (apart from 1942-46). Author of many works on Burmese languages, literature, art and antiquities.

From the description of Papers of Gordon Hannington Luce [manuscript]. 1912-1978. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789077

From the description of Papers relating to G.H. Luce held at King's College, Cambridge, 1910-1952 [manuscript]. 1910-1952. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225616203

Linguist and Burmese scholar. Gordon Hannington Luce was appointed lecturer in English at Rangoon College in 1912 and remained there until 1964 (apart from 1942-1946). He was the author of many works on Burmese languages, literature, art and antiquities.

Art historian. Alexander B. Griswold served on the board of the academic journal Artibus Asiae. He was involved in publishing G.H. Luce's Old Burma--Early Pagán (1969-1970) as an Artibus Asiae Supplementum.

From the description of Charts of Old Burma languages by G.H. Luce from the Alexander B. Griswold collection, circa 1970-circa 1979 [manuscript]. [ca. 1970-ca. 1979] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 752286508

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referencedIn Nationalism and progress in free Asia conference tape recordings, 1955 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Luce, G. H. (Gordon Hannington), 1889-1979. Papers of Gordon Hannington Luce [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Alexander Griswold papers, [ca. 1950]-1985 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Johns Hopkins University. School of Advanced International Studies. Nationalism and progress in free Asia conference tape recordings, 1955. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Griswold, Alexander B. Alexander Griswold papers, [ca. 1950]-1985. Cornell University Library
referencedIn [Luce Collection : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Luce, G. H. (Gordon Hannington), 1889-1979. Charts of Old Burma languages by G.H. Luce from the Alexander B. Griswold collection, circa 1970-circa 1979 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Luce, G. H. (Gordon Hannington), 1889-1979. Papers relating to G.H. Luce held at King's College, Cambridge, 1910-1952 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Blagden, Charles Otto, 1825-1938 School of Oriental and African Studies
creatorOf STRACHEY PAPERS (20TH CENTURY SERIES). Vol. XXIII (ff. 190+165*+ 165**). 1. ff. 1-27. Frank Laurence ('Peter') Lucas; 1919-1928, n.d. 2. ff. 28-123. Emily Beatrix Coursolles ('Topsy') Lucas née Jones; 1925-1931, n.d. 3. ff. 124-130. Gordon Hannington..., 1907-1946 British Library
referencedIn Herbert, Patricia. Papers of Patricia Herbert relating to G.H. Luce's Old Burma--Early Pagan, 1971, 2009 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
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Burma
Burma
Great Britain
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Austroasiatic languages
Comparative linguistics
Linguistics
Linguists
Sanskrit philology
Scholars
Sino
Sino
Tai languages
Tibeto
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Birth 1889-01-20

Death 1979-05-03

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Burmese

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