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
Julius Friedländer (numismatist) Julius Friedländer (numismatist) Eduard Julius Theodor Julius Friedländer (June 25, 1813 – April 4, 1884) was a German numismatist. He was born on June 25, 1813 in Berlin. Friedländer's entire family embraced Protestant Christianity in 1820. After studying at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, and traveling in Italy (1838–1839), he obtained a position at the "Königliche Sammlung der Antiken-Münzen" in Berlin in 1840. During his travels to Italy (1844–1847) with his friend Theodor Mommsen he acquired further numismatic material which he brought to Berlin. In 1868 he became director of the numismatic section of the Berlin Museum. In 1872