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- 7/6/1937 (Creation)
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28 x 21.5 cm
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H. D. Brasch served as professor of engineering at the University of Melbourne from 1941. During the 1930s he lived in Alexandria (Egypt) for a few years. He published in Australian journals theoretical articles (such as “On Education” (1941) and “We Are All Existentialists” (1949), both in Australian Quarterly). He was killed in an accident in 1950.
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Handwritten letter by professor H. D. Brasch to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a letterhead with the sender's name and address in Alexandria in print. Blank verso. He asks to meet with Singopoulo for reasons related to Cavafy's poetic work.
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English
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Extra Strong 1902 J.R.F.
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Brasch, H. D.. “Letter by H. D. Brasch to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 07.06.1937. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF002-0028 (1809), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF002-0028.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Brasch, H. D. (Authority)
- George, Stefan (Subject)
- Brasch, H. D. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Singopoulo, Alekos D. (Subject)