Letters, 1825-1828.

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Letters, 1825-1828.

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This is an extremely interesting group of letters, written principally to his parents while Hamilton was a student at the University of Göttingen. His intellectual development is the focus of the letters, with much concerning his course of study, student life, as well as entertainment, such as comments on riding at the well-known Göttingen riding school. There are numerous mentions of his professors and their lectures, including Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich L. Hausmann, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Karl Otfried Müller, and others. There are mentions of his friends, especially Thomas Lovell Beddoes. He traveled on the continent during holidays, and there are letters concerning travel conditions, sights, and mentions of various people (including a meeting with Goethe), while in Dresden, Weimar, Leipzig (he was entertained at the royal court).

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University of Göttingen.

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Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1840

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German industrialist and physiologist; originator of the Science of Physical Anthropology From the guide to the Johann Friedrich Blumenbach letter to John Sullivan, 1828, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) was a German physician, anthropologist, and natural historian. From the guide to the Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Lecture Transcripts, 1804-1805, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George...

Krause, Karl Christian Friedrich, 1781-1832

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Of Göttingen. Epithet: German philosopher and mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000025 ...

Hausmann, John Friedrich Ludwig, 1782-1859.

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Hamilton, William John, 1805-1867

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Attache at British Embassy in Madrid. From the description of Letters, 1827-1828. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24560955 William John Hamilton was an English geologist. From the description of Letters, 1825-1828. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122578913 ...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....

Müller, Karl Otfried, 1797-1840

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German professor of classical philology at the University of Göttingen, appointed professor without chair (ausserordentlicher Professor) in 1819, and full professor in 1823. From the description of Griechische Alterthümer : lecture notes, 1828-1829. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 760072800 From the description of Vergleichung der Grammatik der griechischen und lateinischen Sprache : lecture notes, 1828. (University of Pennsylvania Library). World...

Beddoes, Thomas Lovell, 1803-1849

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Epithet: poet, dramatist and physiologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000081 Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803-1849), the poet and physiologist, who spent much of his life in Switzerland and Germany. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the Letters from Thomas Lovell Beddoes to Thomas Forbes Kelsall, 1824-1849, (Leeds Univ...