Letter from Richard Olaf Winstedt to Professor Antoine Cabaton

Letter from R. Winstedt [Richard Olaf Winstedt], Committee for Malay Studies, Kuala Pilah, Federal Malay States sent to Professor Cabaton [Antoine Cabaton], French philologist. In the letter Winstedt expresses thanks to Cabaton for his positive review of Winstedt's Malay 'Grammar & Dictionary'; expl...

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Date(s) of creation: 28 July 1915
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 381139
Summary: Letter from R. Winstedt [Richard Olaf Winstedt], Committee for Malay Studies, Kuala Pilah, Federal Malay States sent to Professor Cabaton [Antoine Cabaton], French philologist. In the letter Winstedt expresses thanks to Cabaton for his positive review of Winstedt's Malay 'Grammar & Dictionary'; explains that he now lacks time to conduct work in Malay studies due to World War I; and informs Cabaton that he has instructed his publisher to send Cabaton a copy of his Dict. Part IV. There is also a typed transcription of the letter produced by Dr. Henri Chambert-Loir in August 2006.
Main author: Winstedt; Sir; Richard Olaf (1878-1966); Knight; colonial administrator, orientalist
Extent: 1 letter
Admin history: Born in Oxford, 1878; educated at Magdalen College School and New College, Oxford; MA; Cadet, Federated Malay States Civil Service, 1902; posted to Perak, and studied Malay language and culture; appointed District Officer, Kuala Pilah, 1913; appointed to the education department, 1916; stationed in Singapore for 15 years; DLitt, Oxford, 1920; first President of Raffles College, Singapore, 1921-1931; his recommendations were instrumental in the founding of a new teacher training college, the Sultan Idris Training College at Tanjong Malim, to whi ... View more
Access status: Open
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/P141344 Winstedt; Sir; Richard Olaf (1878-1966); Knight; colonial administrator, orientalist Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
1733045 Malaysia