Faraday to Benjamin Collins Brodie   17 November 1846

Royal Institution | 17 Novr. 1846.

My dear Sir Benjamin

I take to myself the pleasure of introducing to you our indefatigable Secretary & my friend Mr. Barlow who wishes a word or two with you about a subject in which I am sure you will feel interested as it concerns both the Royal Institution & St Georges Hospital1[.]

Ever Yours | M. Faraday

1
This refers to Brande's desire to give up lecturing to medical students from St George's and elsewhere. This had been discussed by the Managers the previous day (RI MM, 16 November 1846, 9: 416-7) and, though not minuted, Barlow's visit presumably arose from the discussion. The result was that the lectures continued, though with Brande playing a lesser role. For a discussion of this see Forgan (1977), 141-2.

Bibliography

FORGAN, Sophie (1977): The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1840-1873, University of London (Westfield College) PhD thesis.

Please cite as “Faraday1930,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday1930