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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society   17 Aug 1887

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION1

Name: George S. Griffiths F.G.S
Description: A promoter of Antarctic researches,2 estate and financial agent a member of the council of the Royal Society of Victoria, a geologic explorer.3
Residence: (Private) South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
do. (Business) Collins St. West, Melbourne.

Being desirous of admission into the Royal Geographical Society, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow.

Dated this 17th Day of August 1887

Ferd von Mueller FRGS from personal knowledge

Wm Potter FRGS

A. C. Macdonald FRGS

Proposed: 14 Nov ’87
Elected: 28 Nov ’874
1

The document is a handwritten facsimile of the Society’s then current proposal form, completed by A. C. Macdonald except for the signatures of the other two supporters and where noted below.

2

A promoter … researches inserted by M

3

a geologic explorer inserted by M.

4

Annotated: Removed 1894.

Please cite as “FVM-87-08-17b,” 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/87-08-17b