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Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/1
Title
Letter from Rev. C. Gutzlaff on Buddhist Literature in China
Date(s)
- 24th Aug 1846 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 page handwritten
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Biographical history
Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (Charles Gutzlaff), was a German Lutheran missionary to the Far East, one of the first Protestant missionaries in Bangkok, Thailand (1828) and Korea (1832). He was also the first Lutheran missionary to China. He was a… read more
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Scope and content
'Copy of a letter by the Rev. C. Gutzlaff, dated Victoria, Hong Kong, 24 August 1846, on the subject of Buddhist literature'. Gutzlaff is replying to Colonel Sykes' enquiry about Buddhist literature and explains that the largest collection he has seen is… read more
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Language of material
- English
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Name access points
- Gützlaff Karl Friedrich August 1803-1851 (Subject)