Edmund Henry Barker, Thetford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Sending a pamphlet. Engaged with W K Brown in promoting a subscription and a Committee in Norfolk for Greek independence, has succeeded in forming a Committee in Suffolk. Comments on varying levels of support received from political figures including [Sir John] Gladstone and [George] Canning. A controversy at Cambridge University between Heads of the Senate and Dr French and Professor Sedgwick. Asks whether an identification as to the language of the foreign words in the appendix to Dioscorides has been made. Remarks on [Johann Gottlob] Schneider's translation of Theophrastus and other works. Working on a translation of Schneider's Greek and German dictionary. Notes Samuel Parr's 77th birthday.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1764

From

Edmund Henry Barker

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

30 Mar 1824

Sent from

Thetford, Norfolk

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/2/4, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Edmund Henry Barker
• Sir James Edward Smith