Kurt Sprengel, Halle, [Germany], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

All students of botany here dismayed to be cut off from contact with British scholars. Has dedicated his new edition of Linnaeus' "Philosophia botanica" to the Linnean Society and is sending it via Hornemann of Copenhagen; currently unable to send his "Historia rei herbariae" (1807-1808).

Commends his friend, the son of Hagen of Königsberg, to Smith; wishes he could accompany him to Britain to study the treasures there. Requests news of Smith's studies and [Sir Joseph] Banks' old age.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3322

From

Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

20 Mar 1810

Sent from

Halle, Germany

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/9/57, The Linnean Society of London

Language

Latin

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.