Schweighäuser, Johann Gottfried, 1776-1844 (French philologist and archaeologist)

Scope and Contents Johann Gottfried Schweighäuser (1776-1844), archaeologist, Autograph Letter Signed 1811, on oriental subjects.1 Letter - 2 February 1811, Antwerp. Dense, eight-page letter addressed to Count Launjuinais. Schweighaeuser sends compliments to the Count and gives him some updates on his recent work. He also describes his research into ancient Persian religion based on the Zend Avesta texts and the memoirs of Anquetil-Duperron. This research has convinced him that there is a...