Presidents of The Pāli Text Society
Presidents of the Pāli Text Society since its foundation:
- 1881–1922: Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843–1922) (Founder)
- 1922–1942: Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857–1942)
- 1942–1950: William Henry Denham Rouse (1863–1950)
- 1950–1958: William Stede (1882–1958)
- 1959–1981: Isaline Blew Horner OBE (1896–1981)
- 1981–1994: Kenneth Roy Norman FBA (1925– )
- 1994–2002: Richard Francis Gombrich (1937– )
- 2002–2003: Lance Selwyn Cousins
- 2003–present: Rupert Mark Lovell Gethin (1957– )
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