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Letter, 25 August 1887
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-234-0033
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(1848-1908)
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Baron Wilhelm von Landau was born on September 13, 1848, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland).
He was a German archeologist, philologist, orientalist, explorer, and author. He travelled extensively and promoted oriental research. His collection of photographs is found in the Museum of European Cultures; National Museums in Berlin (Museum Europäischer Kulturen; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). He published several books, e.g., "Beiträge zur Altertumskunde des Orients" (4 vols, 1893), "Travels in Asia, Australia and America. Comprising the Period Between 1879 and 1887" (1888), and "Neue phönicische und iberische Inschriften aus Sardinien" (1900).
In 1889, he married Thekla Landau (1861-1940). He died on November 17, 1908, in Berlin, Germany.
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Letter from W. Landau to John William Dawson.
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2211/137
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)