Key Information
Reference code
KA/IC/L/35
Title
Letters, 1858, to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Leitner proposing a Chair of Turkish Language
Date(s)
- 1858 Sep 1 - 1858 Dec 4 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
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).