Johann Georg von Hahn to George Finlay, 15 Jul 1866

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/146
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 13 x 21 cm
Dates 15 July 1866
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Johann Georg von Hahn to George Finlay. Syra, 15 July 1866. Appreciation of Max Muller's book on philology which reads 'wie ein Roman' (in German).
Notes Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the newer Gregorian calendar. For most of the nineteenth century, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. British correspondents in the Finlay Collection tend to use the newer calendar. Letters with two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April / 6 May 1828, refer to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.