Paragraph 41 of the Rules of the Pali Text Society states that ‘the Council may at any time elect any scholar of distinction to be an Honorary Member of the Society’.
The custom over the life of the Pali Text Society has been to grant Honorary membership to individuals who have been closely involved with the workings of the Society and have made a significant to it.
Previous Honorary Members
- Prof. K.R. Norman, former President
- Mr L.S. Cousins, former President
Current Honorary Members
- Prof. R. Gombrich, former President
- Prof. Dr O. von Hinüber, former Vice-President and co-editor of the Journal of the Pali Text Society