Sanskrit

Max Müller Sanskrit scholar Oxford's first Professor of Comparative Philology. Autograph Signature and Note to printed letter of thanks addressed in autograph to 'Mr. Conway' for congratulations on his appointment to the Privy Council.

25962 — Printed date and place: ‘7 NORHAM GARDENS / OXFORD / May 1896.’. See his long and appreciative entry in the Oxford DNB concluding with the praise of his ‘pioneering achievements especially in the fields of Vedic studies and comparative philology'. 1p 12mo. In good condition lighty aged. Folded for postage. In autograph are the salutation ‘Dear Mr. Conway’ and valediction and postscript ‘Yours very truly / F. Max Müller / in bed with a cold’. The printed body of the letter reads: ‘Being quite unable to answer the numerous letters addressed to me I had to choose this way of thanking my friends for their kind congratulations. / Unexpectedly as this distinction has come to me I rejoice to see that so many whose opinion is very dear to me cordially approve of the Queen’s gracious act.’ Printed date and place: ‘7 NORHAM GARDENS, / OXFORD, / May, 1896.’ unknown