Max Müller, 1868
Scope and Contents
A small collection of material related to the Oxford philologist Max Müller. Three items: One letter in his hand addressed to a Mrs. Bunsen addressing personal matters, undated; one folded sheet of blue lined paper with notes in Müller’s hand; one letter from German-Irish linguist Carl Friedrich Lottner (1834-1873) to an A. Butler asking him to pass a note on to Müller. Attached to the letter is the said note, featuring 7 drawings of what appear to be Sanskrit seals and coins, each with questions in English. On the verso of the sheet in a different hand (possibly Lottner’s) are corresponding answers in German. The letter is dated 1868.
Dates
- 1868
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900) was a German-born philologist and Orientalist who spent the majority of his career at the University of Oxford, where in 1868 he became the first professor of comparative philology, a position created for him.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu