Melbourne, 21st May, 1894.
With emotions of the greatest appreciation, I received your announcement that the Royal Irish Academy had conferred on me the high distinction of election to one of its Honorary Memberships.1 Pray express to the President and Members my profound homage. If anything could add to the honour it is the thought that I am called to a position once occupied by one of the most distinguished Phytographers of all ages.2
Very sincerely yours,
Ferd. von Mueller.
Dr. Ed. Perceval Wright
M was elected on 16 March 1984 (Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 3, (1893-6), p. 162. The certificate of membership is at the Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
There is a footnote in the Proceedings identifying his predecessor as ‘Alphonse De Candolle’.
Original not found. Version given here is published in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 3 (1893-6), p. 169.
Please cite as “FVM-94-05-21b,” 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