A. William Jones
B. Lord Cornwallis John
C. Shore
D. Warren Hastings

Submitted by: Abid Hussain

Sir William Jones was an Anglo-Welsh philologist, a judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India.
The Asiatic Society was founded in 1784 by Sir. William Jones, it is a unique institution having served as a fountainhead of all literary and scientific activities.
In 1832 the name was changed to “The Asiatic Society of Bengal” and again in 1936 it was renamed “The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal”.