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Edward James Rapson

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British numismatist, philologist and historian (1861-1937)

United KingdomWritersLived 1861 to 1937 · aged 76
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Edward James Rapson FBA was a British numismatist, philologist and professor of Sanskrit at the University of Cambridge. He was a fellow of St. John's College. Rapson died following a sudden collapse at dinner at St. John's.

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E.J. Rapson, 1861-1937E.J. Rapson, 1861-1937Coin of the Western Satrap Chastana, from Rapson's "Indian coins in the British Museum", 1908Coin of the Western Satrap Chastana, from Rapson's "Indian coins in the British Museum", 1908Coin of the Western Satrap Bhumaka, 2nd century CE, from Rapson's "Indian coins in the British Museum", 1908Coin of the Western Satrap Bhumaka, 2nd century CE, from Rapson's "Indian coins in the British Museum", 1908

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Fellow of the British Academy

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1861 to 1937 · aged 76
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