Letters, 1858, to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Leitner (file)

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Title:: Letters, 1858, to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Leitner

Collection:: Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, Victorian Orientalist

Archive reference:: KA/IC/L/35

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-l-35

Level of description:: Item

Date of material:: 1858 Sep 1 - 1858 Dec 4

Creator:: King's College London; Secretary

Source collection title:: KA/IC - SECRETARY'S OFFICE: King's College London in-letters

Extent:: 3 sheets

Description (scope):: Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840-1899) proposing the College form a Chair of Turkish Language due to the rising importance of the Middle East, (appointed the first Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in 1861).

Copyright:: Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.; King's College London Archives

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Title:: Letter from from Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner to the Secretary of King’s College London

Archive reference:: KA/IC/L/35

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-l-35

Date of material:: 1858 December 7

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myself? Great as the expectations naturally are from anybody desirous to fill the position of Professor in such a College as King's College is, I can confidently say that I am fully competent to teach those two languages there. I have lived the greatest part of my life in the East & chiefly amongst Turks; I have been in a Turkish College, have had transactions with the Ottoman Porte & have occupied a position in Her Majesty's Service. I have most valuable & interesting documents at my disposal to facilitate to the pupil the study of Turkish. In the same time I beg to be honored with your advice whether I cd [ie, could] with propriety remain in the Dept where I am in case I shd [ie, should] become a lecturer, or whether I should enter the theological Department at once. I have the honor to be Revd & dear Sir Your most obedt Servt [ie, obedient Servant] G Leitner.

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