REGIA SOCIETAS SCIENTIARUM UPSALIENSIS,
Die XXV mensis Novembris anni MDCCCLXXXVII, virum studio litterarum illustrem, praeclaris in scientias meritis inclytum Dominum Ferdinandum a Müller, horti botanici melbournensis directorem celeberrimum, sui collegii socium ordinarium esse decrevit,1 quod patentibus hisce litteris testatum voluit.
Frithiof Holmgren Praeses Reg. Soc.
Rob. Thalén Reg. Soc. a Secretis.
The Royal Society of Sciences of Uppsala
On the 25th of November of the year 1887 has declared to be an ordinary member of this college a man illustrious in the study of letters, distinguished by his outstanding merits in the sciences, Master Ferdinand von Müller, most distinguished director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden,2 which it has resolved be made known by these letters patent.
Frithiof Holmgren President of the Royal Society
Rob. Thalén Secretary of the Royal Society
The category of membership to which M was elected at this time was 'foreign member' (information provided by Professor H. Ellegren, Secretary, Royal Society of Sciences of Uppsala, 8 April 2020). He had previously been a corresponding member; see Royal Society of Sciences of Uppsala to M, 14 March 1862 (in this edition as 62-03-14a).
M had not been director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden since 1873!
MS is a printed certificate, with the signatures added by hand.
Please cite as “FVM-87-11-25,” 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