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| | George Thomas Staunton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Sir George Thomas Staunton, (A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight) Baronet, (May 26, 1781 - August 10, 1859) was an English traveller and (A specialist in oriental subjects) Orientalist. |
 | | Between 1818 and 1852 he was MP for several English constituencies, finally for (A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base) Portsmouth. |
 | | He was a member of the East India Committee, and in 1823, in conjunction with (additional info and facts about Henry Thomas Colebrooke) Henry Thomas Colebrooke founded the (additional info and facts about Royal Asiatic Society) Royal Asiatic Society. |
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