Russell Jones (14 April 1926 – 9 June 2019[1]) was a British Orientalist who had researched Malay and Indonesian languages and culture in the broad sense.
His involvement with Indonesia and Malaysia resulted from the fortunate accident of being posted to South East Asia as a young soldier.
Also in 1973 he was instrumental in founding a newsletter which over the years was transformed into the academic journal Indonesia and the Malay World, published by Routledge.
The preparation of his Ph.D., on the legend of the Sufi, Ibrahim ibn Adham, rested extensively on Malay (and some Arabic) manuscript sources.
As he approached the end of his working life he dedicated himself to passing on his knowledge to the next generation of Indonesian and Malay codicologists.