Wilken, George Alexander, 1847-1891 (Professor of Etnography)
Dates
- Existence: 1847 - 1891
Biography
George Alexander Wilken (1847-1891), Professor of Ethnography of the Indian Archipelago at Leyden. Sir James William Redhouse (1811-1892), oriental scholar, worked for the government of Turkey at Constantinople, before serving in the Turkish navy. He was Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1861-1864, and a leading authority on the Osmanli-Turkish language.
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George Alexander Wilken: Matriarchy or Mother-Right with the Ancient Arabians, translated by Sir James Redhouse
'Matriarchy or Mother-Right with the Ancient Arabians' by G. A. Wilken, Professor of Ethnography of the Indian Archipelago in Leyden. Translated by [Sir] Jas Wm Redhouse, C.M.G, LL.D., M.R.A.S. (p. ii) blank; (p. ix) title; (p. x) blank; (p.xi) list of contents; (p. xviii) blank; (p. 1) text; (p. 150) blank; (p. 151) index; (p. 217) Arabic index; (p. 221) blank. The original was printed at Amsterdam in 1884. 124 fos 7.5 x 4.75 in.