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Object 4. A discourse Loewe delivered on the day of the funeral of H.R.H. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex

Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, 4 May 1843



Description:

Upon his arrival in England, in 1835, Louis Loewe was introduced to John George Children, librarian at the British Museum, and to the Duke of Sussex, son of King George III, who became Loewe’s long-term patron and supporter. Under the auspices of his patron, in 1836, Louis Loewe took a three-year academic tour to Ethiopia, Nubia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Asia Minor, and Greece. In his travels, Loewe studied the vernaculars (especially grammar), and cultures of peoples he visited.

The exhibited item is a title page of a discourse delivered in the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Synagogue in Bevis Marks, on the day of the funeral of H.R.H. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (4th Iyar, 5603 - 4 May 1843). Loewe held the Duke in high esteem:

“He was, in all benevolent and exalted feeling, an active and vigorous promoter of art, science, and literature; he was, on all occasions, the steadfast advocate of the innocent when in danger, and of the defenceless when threatened with oppression; and, for nearly forty years, he was a most zealous patron of our charities.”

To download the entire discourse in a PDF format, click below:

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