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J. Ross, vicar of St. Philip's, Step• ney on the · 6th of June I 871, he was educated at Marlborough and University College, London, and continued his studies of Oriental languages at Paris and under my old master, Noldeke, at Strassburg.
\Vhen he came back to England in 1914, he was made Assistant in the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum having the Oriental Section under his care, and he was at the same time professor of Persian at London University.
His charming manner and great gift for organisation proved a signal success and in spite of entirely insufficient Government financial support, he gathered round him a competent staff and brought together from practically nothing, a comprehensive library which was made available without the antiquated restrictions of other institutes, like the British Museum, also to scholars who were not immediately connected with the School for Oriental Studies and I for one take this opportunity to express my thanks publicly.