Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1859.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1859.

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Facsimiles of French original and English translation of letter dated 12 March 1859 from Humboldt to Charles R. Hale, concerning the translation of the Rosetta Stone inscription by the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania. The translation committee consisted of Hale, S. Huntington Jones and Henry Morton. Humboldt feels that the Society's efforts "contribute to prove the justice of the system of Champollion, to which my brother, William von Humboldt, was the first to render justice in Germany."

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

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Hale, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1837-1900

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Charles Reuben Hale (1837-1900) was born in Lewistown, Pa., and died in Cairo, Ill., where he was the consecrated Episcopal Bishop. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858, and was ordained in 1860. From 1863 to 1870, Hale was a chaplain in the U.S. Navy. He had a number of church positions in New York, Maryland, and Iowa, before he was elected bishop. His publications include: Innocent in Moscow... (Davenport, Iowa, 1888); Italian Church Reform... (n.p., 1873); Missionary Relat...

Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1767-1835

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Jones, Samuel Huntington, 1837-1894

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Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832

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University of Pennsylvania. Philomathean Society

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Women's society of Payson, Utah dedicated to personal and social development particularly in the areas of education and writing skills. From the description of Society journal, 1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622598 ...