July 1881
To the Secretary of the Linnéan Society of London.
Sir
We have the honor to propose
William2 Landau3 Esqr., Philosophiae Doctor, of Berlin,
for the honor of the fellowship of the Linnean Society of London, to which distinction he is well entitled as a travelling naturalist, he cultivating several branches of science among them that of Botany.
We have the honor to be,
Sir
Yours obediently
Ferd. von Mueller, F.LS.
Charles Moore F.L.S.
Ed. P. Ramsay F.L.S.4
M autograph text and signature, other supporters' individual signatures.
Described as ‘Dr Wilhelm Landau’ in the list of those presented to the Governor of Victoria at his levée in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday (Argus, 25 May 1881, p. 5).
William Landau underlined twice in pencil.
Annotated: Proposed 3 Nov. 1881| Ballot 1 Dec. 1881| Elected | B. D Jackson
Landau withdrew from the Fellowship during the 1895-6 session (Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 1895-6 session, p. 14).
Please cite as “FVM-81-07-00,” 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