To the Linnean Society of London   March 1881

 

We the undersigned beg to propose1:

John Forrest Esqr., Gold-medalist and F.RGS, Chevalier of the Order of the Italian Crown, Hon. Member of the Royal Italian Geographic Society, &c to the honor of being elected a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, In consideration of his efforts for the elucidation of Australian plants during his extensive geographical journeys.

Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., F.L.S.

William Woolls Ph.D., F.L.S.

Robert Fitzgerald, F.L.S.2

 

March 1881

1
For Election added in pencil by (?)B. Jackson after ‘propose’.
2
Forrest was proposed on 20 May 1881 and elected on 16 June.

Please cite as “FVM-81-03-00,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-03-00