Linguist Collection (#4)

Little girl reading a book (chromolitho)
7148665 Little girl reading a book (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little girl reading a book)

The balloon seller (chromolitho)
7148679 The balloon seller (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The balloon seller)

Engraving of german explorer Alexander von Humboldt 1882
" 18th Century Style, Painted Image, Explorer, Antique, Engraved Image, Philosopher, Woodcut, Illustration and Painting, Etching, Pencil Drawing, Image Created 18th Century, Print

Morpeth, Northumberland (engraving)
3649046 Morpeth, Northumberland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morpeth, Northumberland)

Caricature of the French philosopher Ernest Renan (litho)
3646211 Caricature of the French philosopher Ernest Renan (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of the French philosopher Ernest Renan)

Captain Burton, illustration from The Pictorial Edition of the Life
STC418106 Captain Burton, illustration from The Pictorial Edition of the Life and Discoveries of David Livingstone by J. Ewing Richie, pub. by A. Fullarton & Co

Louis Lucien Bonaparte, 1865-66 (litho)
2641063 Louis Lucien Bonaparte, 1865-66 (litho) by Charpentier, Auguste (1813-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Lucien Bonaparte: 04.01.1813 - 03.11.1891 French patron, linguist)

Frontispiece to Pesonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
STC251586 Frontispiece to Pesonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah Volume II, by R.F.Burton, published 1855 (colour litho) by Burton

Versatile - Averil Mackenzie-Grieve (1903-1975) - Writer, Wood-engraver, Linguist, Traveller, Dress-designer, Editor and Stamp Collector! 1940

Frontispiece of Antonio de Nebrijas (1444-1522) Gramatica (vellum)
XJL211264 Frontispiece of Antonio de Nebrijas (1444-1522) Gramatica (vellum) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Ugolino Martelli, 1536-37 (oil on poplar panel)
3931204 Ugolino Martelli, 1536-37 (oil on poplar panel) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); 102A--85 cm; Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Louis de Berquin (chromolitho)
667062 Louis de Berquin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis de Berquin. French educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Bon-Joseph Dacier (1742-1833) from Recueil de portraits des academiciens
JHG162120 Bon-Joseph Dacier (1742-1833) from Recueil de portraits des academiciens celebres, 1820 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Boilly, Julien Leopold (1796-1874); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Friedrich Ruckert, German poet, translator and professor of Oriental languages (engraving)
3647678 Friedrich Ruckert, German poet, translator and professor of Oriental languages (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friedrich Ruckert (17881866)

Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858 - 1927), British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who traveled widely in Africa and spoke many African languages. Date: late 1890s

The Cherokee Scholar, Sequoyah (1776-1843) (colour litho)
PNP245306 The Cherokee Scholar, Sequoyah (1776-1843) (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of George Chapman (c. 1559-1634) c. 1609-10 (engraving)
STC195005 Portrait of George Chapman (c.1559-1634) c.1609-10 (engraving) by Hole, William (fl. 1607-24); Private Collection; (add.info)

Titlepage and Frontispiece to A Patterne of Universall Knowledge
XJF400666 Titlepage and Frontispiece to A Patterne of Universall Knowledge, including a portrait of Jan Amos Komensky, engraved by George Glover, 1651 (engraving) by Czech School

Frontispiece and Titlepage to Janua Linguarum Reserata
XJF400665 Frontispiece and Titlepage to Janua Linguarum Reserata with a portrait of Jan Amos Komensky, engraved by George Glover, 1650 (engraving) by Czech School

Christoph Helvig, 1581-1617, German chronologist
6039873 Christoph Helvig, 1581-1617, German chronologist. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christoph Helvig, 1581-1617, German chronologist and historian)

Portrait of Thomas Boleyn (1477-1539) Earl of Wiltshire from
STC146703 Portrait of Thomas Boleyn (1477-1539) Earl of Wiltshire from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, after a drawing by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) in the Royal Collection

Johan Amos Comenius, 1642 (engraving)
3744588 Johan Amos Comenius, 1642 (engraving) by Bohemian School (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Amos Comenius (1592-1670) considered the father of modern education

Captain Richard Francis Burton (b / w photo)
815973 Captain Richard Francis Burton (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Richard Francis Burton, Captain Sir richard Francis Burton, (1821-1890)

Richard Francis Burton (engraving)
815700 Richard Francis Burton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Richard Francis Burton ( 1821-1890). British explorer and writer

Leon Battista Alberti (engraving)
815617 Leon Battista Alberti (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Battista Alberti. 14 February 1404 - 20 April 1472)

Wilhelm von Humboldt, Prussian philosopher, linguist and diplomat (engraving)
6029474 Wilhelm von Humboldt, Prussian philosopher, linguist and diplomat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)

Albert Gallatin, after 1859. Creator: Worthington Whittredge
Albert Gallatin, after 1859

Ugolino Martelli, mid 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Ugolino Martelli, mid 16th century

RICHARD ROBERTS (JONES) eccentric, known as the Cambrian Linguist. Date: 1780 - 1843

Ludwig L Zamenhof
Dr LUDWIG L ZAMENHOF German linguist, inventor of ESPERANTO which he hopes will become an international auxiliary language Date: 1859 - 1917

Sir R. Fanshaw, (1608-1666), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir R. Fanshaw, (1608-1666), 1830. Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (1608-1666) English poet, translator, linguist, diplomat and politician, educated at Jesus College, Cambridge

Elizabeth Smith, 1809. Creator: Robert Mitchell Meadows
Elizabeth Smith, 1809. Portrait of Elizabeth Smith (1776-1806), English translator, linguist, and Biblical scholar

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Banknote - 10000 Dinar
The Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Banknote - 10000 Dinar, bearing the portrait of Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic (1787-1864), a Serbian philologist and linguist Date: circa 1990s

Janos Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
Janos Bolyai (1802-1860), Hungarian mathematician. Bolyai worked on non-Euclidean geometry, publishing a ground-breaking appendix on the subject in 1832

Burtons Sketch Map Of Africa. Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890 British Explorer, Translator, Writer, Soldier, Orientalist, Ethnologist, Linguist, Poet, Hypnotist, Fencer And Diplomat

Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890. British Explorer, Translator, Writer, Soldier, Orientalist, Ethnologist, Linguist, Poet, Hypnotist, Fencer And Diplomat. Painted In 1880

Richard Burton As Haji Abdullah En Route To Mecca. Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890 British Explorer, Translator, Writer, Soldier, Orientalist, Ethnologist, Linguist, Poet, Hypnotist

Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890 British Explorer, Translator, Writer, Soldier, Orientalist, Ethnologist, Linguist, Poet, Hypnotist, Fencer And Diplomat

Peter Stephen DuPonceau, c. 1800. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fé
Peter Stephen DuPonceau, c. 1800

Demetrius Cantemir S. Ros Siaci Imperii, et Moldaviae Princeps, 1734. Prince of Moldavia and man of letters. Antonio Cavallucci (1752-1795), Italian painter of the late Baroque period

Jose Jacinto Milanes y Fuentes (1814-1863), renowned poet, linguist and writer who has been acclaimed as one of the best exponents of Cuban literature with the publication of El Conde Alarcos (1838)

Guillaume Postel, 16th century French linguist, astronomer and diplomat. An expert in Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin, Postel (1510-1581)

Yakov Groth, Russian philologist and linguist, 1860s
Yakov Groth (1812-1893(, Russian philologist and linguist, 1860s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of AS Pushkin, Moscow

Jean Francois Champollion, French historian, linguist and Egyptologist, 19th century. Champollion (1790-1832) is regarded as the founder of scientific Egyptology

Ole Worm, Danish scholar. Worm (1588-1654) was a physician and a scholar of early Scandinavian and Icelandic languages

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Linguists, the masters of words and languages, shaping our understanding of communication. From Ludwig Wittgenstein's profound philosophies to Sir Richard Francis Burton's adventurous expeditions, they have left an indelible mark on history. In Birstall, West Yorkshire, a statue of Joseph Priestly stands tall as a tribute to his linguistic contributions. William Tyndale's translation work paved the way for the English Bible we know today. Esperanto, created by Zamenhof, aimed to unite people through a universal language. In modern times, Steven Pinker continues to unravel the mysteries of language as a Canadian psychologist. Richard Robert Jones explores Welsh linguistics while Captain Richard Francis Burton delves into Arabic and African languages with unmatched passion. George Borrow and Phillips captivate us with their caricatures that bring linguistic tales alive. Even in academia, linguists like George Husband Baird shape minds at the University of Edinburgh. And let us not forget Captain Richard Francis Burton once more - his portrait standing proudly in 1885 showcases his dedication to exploring unknown tongues. As diverse as Irish potatoes are in color litho prints, so too is the world of linguistics; vibrant and ever-evolving.