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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 49| February 2001


Walter Simon Collection on East Asia

One of the National Library’s most important East Asian collections has been featured in the National Library of Australia News, December 2000. Professor Walter Simon (1893–1981) was a leading scholar on Chinese, Tibetan and Manchu studies. The National Library of Australia acquired his rich collection on the languages of East Asia between 1970 and 1982.

Walter Simon at home with his books in Twickenham, England
Pictorial Collection
Photograph courtesy of Harry Simon

Walter Simon
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