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1828 March 12
Egypt. Information from T.J. Galloway
II. Public Instruction
The Pacha has instituted and supports a School of
at Cairo, chiefly for military purposes. No of scholars, from
800 to 1000; all compleatly maintained and taught at his expenses.
Ages fro 10 to 20. No of years since the commencement 2.
Languages taught
1. Turkish
2. Arabic
3. French
4. Italian
5. Spanish
Instruction lasts from 4 to 6 years. The College is
a military college
Branches of Arts and Science taught
1. Mathematics. Drawing geometrical & fanciful
2 Engineering military
3 Artillery & Infantry services
4. Music taught by 35 French Professors each
of which has a number of Arabs under him.
Printing presses Year when first set up 18
Languages in which printed
Four Presses - print Turkish & Arabic
Age at which The Pacha learnt to write, 35 40. Languages in which
he writes, [Arabic and] Turkish
Languages written in by his principal Counsellor Bogos (an Armenian) are
1. Turkish 2. Arabic 3. French. 4. Italian. 5. Spanish. 6 Armenian
7 Greek 8 Albanian
Language written in by his next principal Counsellor (also an
Armenian) Walmats are. 1. Turkish. 2 Arabic. 3. English
He was formerly a in Briggis houses
Maps – or any printed at Cairo? No
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