Ameuny, Antonius George

Title

Prof

First name(s) ^Ref: *5

Antonius George

Surname

Ameuny

Position(s) held at King's College London ^Ref: *2

Chair of Arabic Language and Literature, 1862-

Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, 1865-1881

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

Attended King's College London

Position(s) held (non King's College London) ^Ref: *3

• Translator and Medical Assistant to James Bowen in Syria (1844)
• Interpreter to William Francis Lynch on his expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea (1847-1848)

Professional activities ^Ref: *4

Mentioned as an expert on Syrian flora; 1860 gave a talk on blind people in Syria to the Society for Supplying Home Teaching for the Blind; contributed to a translation of Pilgrim's Progress into Arabic

Publications ^Ref: *6

Letter in Appendix to Hill, N Lydgate, J and Cust, K The Ancient Poem of Guilame de Guileville, London 1858

Personal details

Date of birth ^Ref: *1

1821

Place of birth

Beirut, Syria

Notes

• Syrian Christian.
• In 1841 census recorded as student in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire.
• Argued for a greater place for Arabic in the curriculum.^{Ref: *7}