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Dillon, Emile Joseph (philologist, author and journalist, pseudonym 'E B Lanin')

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Dates

  • Existence: 1854 - 1933

Biography

Emile Joseph Dillon was born in Dublin and spent the early part of his life studying for the priesthood. At the age of 21 he turned his attention to oriental languages and studied under Ernest Renan and at several European Universities. From the mid 1880s, Dillon worked as a journalist for several newspapers, including Odesskiye Novosti and The Telegraph, and contributed many articles to British and American publications on Russian and foreign affairs. Dillon died in Barcelona in 1933.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Dillon to Distant., 1821-1903.

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Identifier: MS.40334
Scope and Contents This manuscript mainly includes letters, 1885-1892 and uncertain dates, of Ralph Disraeli to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Some of them concern his work on “Home letters. Written by Lord Beaconsfield, 1830-1852”.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dillon, Emile, 1891-1901: folios 1-11;Dillon, Harold, 1903: folios 12-13;Dillon, John, 1858: folios 14-15;Dillon, John J.,...
Dates: 1821-1903.

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