Leitner

[South Asia Section]

The National Union Catalog, pre 56 lists nearly 2 dozen publications
associated with Mr. Leitner.  The British Library catalog lists over a
dozen.  One book was published in 1889 by the Oriental Nobility Institute
in Woking and another in 1896 from the Oriental University Institute,
Woking. He also edited a journal al-Haqaiq=Arabic quarterly review from
Woking and 2 #'s of the Punjab Education Magazine from Lahore.

South Asia Section
Irene Joshi, M.L.S.
South Asia Librarian
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, Washington, 98195-2900
U.S.A.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~souasia/

On Thu, 22 May 1997, Allen Thrasher wrote:

> LC has a short run of a serial with a title something like "J. of the
> Oriental Nobility Institute, Woking."  I seem to recall it was mostly in
> Sanskrit. It seems to be in process of cataloging.  I will try to track
> down where it is.  I know nothing about the institute or Leitner and was
> always puzzled by the corporate name.  I wondered if it was some sort of a
> public school (in the British sense) for the Indian aristocracy. 
> 
> 
> Allen W. Thrasher
> Senior Reference Librarian
> Southern Asia Section
> Library of Congress
> LJ150
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> fax  (202) 707-1724
> email: athr at loc.gov
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> On Thu, 22 May 1997, Gabriele Zeller wrote:
> 
> > To all 19th century specialists!
> > Has anyone out there information about Gottlieb William 
> > Leitner (1840-1899,) and especially about his Oriental Institute in 
> > Woking, Surrey, which he was head of in the 1880's. It was somehow 
> > connected with the Punjab University in Lahore. Leitner and his 
> > Institute is mentioned in several letters we are holding in our 
> > library. Aurel Stein even stayed there for a short period.
> > Any suggestion welcome.
> > Gabriele
> > 
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