File BHH/1/36 - Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 15 July 1837

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/36

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Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 15 July 1837

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  • 15th Jul 1837 (Creation)

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Eugène Burnouf (April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was an eminent French scholar and orientalist who made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.

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Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson introducing Mr. Théroulde, a student of Sanskrit. Burnouf acknowledges the receipt of the copies of Sanskrit Buddhist manuscripts including a magnificent copy of Rakṣābhagavatī. The letter includesread more

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  • French

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