From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London   [Jan 1887]

January 1887

We the Undersigned beg to recommend

George Perrin1 Esqr., Conservator of Forests for Tasmania, Hobart,2 as a worthy Candidate for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society of London, he being constantly engaged in dendrologic studies and evincing also great interest in other branches of phytology.

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

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

Robt Fitzgerald, F.L.S.3

George Perrin underlined in red pencil.

Conservator ... Hobart underlined in red pencil.

The MS is in M’s hand, with autograph signatures of Woolls and Fitzgerald.

MS annotations front of sheet: Read 7 April 1887 | Ballot 5 May 1887 and 7 April 1887; back of sheet: George Perrin | elected 5 May 1887.

Please cite as “FVM-87-01-00,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/87-01-00