The Origins of Himalayan Studies - Waterhouse, David
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Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.

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Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.
Autorenporträt
David Waterhouse was raised during his early years in Portsmouth, UK, and attended Southern Grammar School for Boys. On leaving school, he attended Highbury Catering College, graduating with City and Guilds to start his career in catering and hospitality. He joined large catering companies, eventually rising to the position of area catering manager, and eventually becoming operations director. He moved to Wales in 1994 settling in Aberdare before eventually moving to Carmarthen in order to run a small inn in a village called Caio. He is currently living in Cyprus, having moved there from Carmarthenshire in 2019.