which ironically took place in one of the countries where the ancient texts he studied tirelessly for most of his life were written. Family Lord Chalmers married, firstly, Maud Mary Piggott, daughter of John George Forde Piggott, in 1888. After her death in 1923 he married, secondly, Iris Florence, daughter of Sir John Biles and widow of Robert Latta, in 1935. His two sons from his first marriage, Captain Ralph Chalmers and Lieutenant Robert Chalmers, were both killed in the First World War (within the same month). His daughter Mabel lived until the 1960s. Lord Chalmers died in November 1938, aged 80. As he had no surviving male issue the barony died with him. Lady Chalmers died in 1966. Death His health began to deteriorate in the summer of 1938. He died on 18 November of the same year, leaving no male heirs. As a result, he is both the 1st and the last Baron Chalmers. Works R. Chalmers has translated over 2000 Pali texts. It would be difficult to compile a complete list. Here are some of them, including two writings not related to Buddhism. Articles {{cite journal|date=1891|title= The Parables of Barlaam and Joasaph'|journal= Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JRAS)| pages= 423-449 (27 pages)}} . . . . (Note: this is the text referred to above, presented at the International Congress of Orientalists held in Paris in November 1897, published in January 1898). . Books Further dialogues of the Buddha, texts of the Majjhima-nikâya, London, H.S. Milford, Oxford University Press, Collection : Sacred books of the Buddhists n°5 and 6, 1926–1927. Reprinted by Sri Satguru Publications, Delhi, 2 volumes, Collection Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica n°44-45, 1988. Buddha’s Teachings being the Sutta-nipāta or Discourse-Collection, Delhi, India, Motilal Barnasidass Publishers, 1932 (reprint in 1997), 300 p., . The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, co-authors: Edward Byles Cowell, H.T Francis, Robert Alexander Neil and W.H.D. Rouse, Bristol, Pali Text Society , original edition in 6 volumes, 1895–1907, reprint in 3 volumes in 1990 . Writings not related to Buddhism A history of currency in the British colonies, London, 1893 . Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1893. Thomas William Rhys Davids 1843-1922'', London, From the proceedings of the British Academy. Published by H.S. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. Honours Chalmers was appointed a Companion (civil division) of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the