He was a noted Pali scholar and epigrapher, and published monographs on Mandalay Palace and other related Burmese subjects.
[1] Throughout his career, excavated over 120 monuments; his findings and acquisitions were meticulously documented and published in annual reports.
[2] A member of the École française d'Extrême-Orient, he served as a Professor of Pali at the University of Rangoon.
He also served as a Superintendent, Archaeological Survey of Burma from 1912 to 1940, succeeding Taw Sein Ko.
[3] In March 1910, he co-founded the Burma Research Society along with colleagues including John Sydenham Furnivall, May Oung, and Pe Maung Tin.