My dear Professor.
Will you allow me to introduce to you the Messrs. Bennett1 two young Englishmen who are anxious to learn something about German Universities. Mr Edward Bennett2 has pursued Chemistry for some time his brother3 devotes himself to literature. If you would kindly assist them with your advice should they require it I should feel much obliged – with kind wishes to Mrs. Gerling4 the young ladies5 and yourself
Believe me│most truly yours│John Tyndall
15th Jan. 1854.
UB Mbg 319:737
the Messrs. Bennett: see n. 2 and n. 3.
Mr Edward Bennett: possibly Edward T. Bennett, who published a small number of articles in the fields of chemistry and phytology during the early 1850s (see ‘Bennett, Edward T’, RS Catalogue, vol. 1, p. 273). Not further identified.
his brother: not identified.
Mrs. Gerling: Christiane Wilhelmine Suabedissen, who married Christian Ludwig Gerling in 1814.
the young ladies: presumably the daughters of Christian Ludwig Gerling. Not further identified.
Please cite as “Tyndall0871,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on