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(Type of publication: letter)

Antrag von August Dillmann an die philosophisch-historische Klasse der Preu�ischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-BBAW-II-319-39

Authors:	Dillmann, August
Recipient:	K�niglich-Preu�ische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Locality:	Berlin
Museum number:	Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (PAW-II-VIII-319/39-40)

Date of letter:	17.06.1887
Language:	German
Creation date:	17.06.1887
Locality of recipient:	Berlin

Contents:
'Verehrter Herr Geh. Reg. Rath, Da meine Zeit mir nicht erlaubt, durch einen Besuch bei Ihnen eine m�ndliche Besprechung zu erm�glichen, erlaube ich mir in Sachen des E Glaserschen Unterst�tzungsgesuches Ihnen schriftlich das N�thigste mitzutheilen. …
Wie Sie also auch Seitens Ihrer Classe etwa 600 M. beitragen k�nnten, um die Unterst�tzung unserer Classe zu verst�rken u.[nd] ihm dadurch Ihre Anerkennung auszusprechen. So w�rde ihm zwar nicht geholfen, aber doch das geleistet sein, was wir unter gegenw�rtigen Umst�nden �berhaupt thun k�nnen. Den Nachweis der innerarabischen L�nder, um deren Inspection es sich bei dieser neuen Entdeckungsreise handelt, k�nnte auf Verlangen Herr Kiepert auf der Karte geben. In aller Hochachtung Ihr ergebenster Dillmann.
Short description:
Referring to Eduard Glaser's application to the K�niglich-Preu�ische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences) for a grant for his third journey to South Arabia (October 1887 - September 1888), August Dillmann (1823–1894), scholar of biblical studies and member of the Royal Academy, asks his colleague whether he would be able to add to the 1,200 marks that his own division could grant.
Dillmann points out that the Royal Museums in Berlin bought some of the stones Glaser had brought back from his second trip and that the explorer sold the remaining stones to the British Museum for about 7,000-8,000 fr., 'a relatively small amount that Glaser had to accept given the lack of sales opportunities ...

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