To the Royal Geographical Society   27 May 1893

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

 

Name

F. Victor P. Streich1

Description

Geologist of the Elder-Expedition, who furnished two splendid reports one on meteorology the other on geology

Residence

with large map2 3
 

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 27th day of May 1893

 

Chas Winnecke

F.R.G.S

{ From personal knowledge

Ferd von Mueller4

G S Griffiths

F.R.G.S.

Wm. Potter

F.R.G.S.
 

Proposed

13th Nov-

1893

Elected

27th Nov.

18935
 
1
Name is entered in William Potter’s hand.
2
The map was published as part of the report of the expedition. Although the map is attributed to David Lindsay (Lindsay [1893]), the geological legend is signed ‘Victor Streich | Geologist to the Expedition’ ( http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk10299-4, viewed 6 September 2004). For meteorology, see Streich (1892).
3
The space for ‘residence’ is filled by the note of description, in M’s hand.
4
M signed between the spaces set out on the certificate.
5
Annotated : Never Qualified, i.e. did not pay the required fees. But see his re-nomination on 16 February 1895 (in this edition as 95-02-16).

Please cite as “FVM-93-05-27a,” 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 2 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/93-05-27a