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TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from Nils NORDENSKIÖLD
Date13 Sep 1864
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from Nils NORDENSKIÖLD, Helsingfors, Finland, 13 Sep 1864. Re: is delighted to have been elected an Honorary member of the Royal Geographical Society; disappointed that he cannot come to the meeting of the British Association, describing his planned paper on the varieties of gneiss and granite in Finland; Professor Nordman will also not be attending the BA meeting as he is arranging the sale of his collection in benefit of his only surviving daughter, having lost his son.
CustodialHistoryLetters in this series were previously attributed to his son Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameNORDENSKIÖLD | Nils Gustaf | 1792-1866 | mineralogist and explorer
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2071NORDENSKIÖLD; Nils Gustaf (1792-1866); mineralogist and explorer1792-1866
Places
CodePlaceName
NA139Finland
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