John Allan (numismatist) the Numismatic Supplement to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the "Museums Journal". He also contributed to the "Encyclopaedia of Islam" (1st edition), the "Encyclopædia Britannica" (14th edition), the "Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics" (1914), and the "Chambers's Encyclopaedia" (1950). The following is a selection of his publications: John Allan (numismatist) John Allan, (8 August 1884 – 29 August 1955) was a British numismatist and scholar of Sanskrit. Allan was a noted numismatist and produced the first systematic study of the coins the Gupta Empire, which remains a standard reference today. Allan was born in Bolton, East
One-name study made available worldwide. A number of Guild of One-Name Studies members have taken advantage of the member benefit called the Members Website Project (MWP) which enables a members to both share and publish their study as a website whilst continuing to work on their study. One-name study A one-name study is a project researching a specific surname, as opposed to a particular pedigree (ancestors of one person) or descendancy (descendants of one person or couple). Some people who research a specific surname may restrict their research geographically and chronologically, perhaps to one country and time period, while others may collect