William Hook Morley

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William Hook Morley (1815–1860) was an English barrister and orientalist.

Life

The second son of George Morley of the

called to the bar in 1840 and in 1846.[1]

Morley was a trustee of the

Royal Asiatic Society, and during the last year of his life also its librarian. He died at 35 Brompton Square, London, on 21 May 1860.[1]

Works

Morley in 1838 discovered a missing manuscript of the

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, making something of a reputation. He published:[1]

Plate of Atabeg coins from History of the Atábeks of Syria and Persia
  • a digest of cases decided in the Supreme Courts of India (London, 2 vols. 1849–50; new ser. vol. i. only, 1852);
  • Catalogue of the Historical Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Languages in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (London, 1854);
  • a description (1856) of a planispheric
    Sultan Husayn
    .

Morley also edited in 1848, for the Society for the Publication of Oriental Texts,

William Sandys Vaux.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). "Morley, William Hook" . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution

Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). "Morley, William Hook". Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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