| LC control no. | nr 95045247 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hardy, R. Spence (Robert Spence), 1803-1868 |
| Variant(s) | Hardy, Robert Spence, 1803-1868 |
| Associated country | Great Britain Sri Lanka |
| Birth date | 18030701 |
| Death date | 18680416 |
| Place of birth | Preston (Lancashire, England) |
| Place of death | Headingley (Leeds, England) |
| Field of activity | Missions Buddhism |
| Profession or occupation | Missionaries |
| Found in | Travels in the Holy Land, 1836: t.p. (Rev. R. Spence Hardy) NUC pre-1956 (Hardy, Robert Spence, 1803-1868) https://whowaswho-indology.info/2613/hardy-robert-spence/, viewed 17 Mar. 2022 (Hardy, Robert Spence. Preston, Lancashire 1.7.1803 - Headingley near Leeds 16.4.1868. Rev. British Methodist Missionary, in Sri Lanka. RSH studied Buddhism and collected many manuscripts (Pà„li, Sanskrit and Sinhalese). His viewpoint was strictly Christian and critical, but his books were much used by early Buddhist scholars in Europe.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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