Ref NoLDGSL/947/1/BERGER
TitleDraft letter to Jean Francois BERGER from George Bellas Greenough
Date[c.1810]
Date Notewmk 1806
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DescriptionDraft letter to Jean Francois BERGER, from George Bellas Greenough, [c.1810]. Re: thanking Berger for his 'zeal' as an Honorary Member in promoting the science, and presenting a set of abridged Philosophical Transactions on behalf of the Geological Society. Also, list of subscribers, mainly Members of the Geological Society, totalling £49 7s - ?for the purchase of the volumes.
Administrative HistoryThis letter may relate to the 'Travelling Fund' which was set up between 1810-1813 to fund Berger's geological excursions around the country and Ireland.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteSource: MacArthur, C W, "Dr Jean-Francoise Berger of Geneva (1779-1833): from the Travelling Fund to the Wollaston Donation", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 17 (1990), pp97-119. Description by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBERGER | Jean Francois | 1779-1833 | mineralogist and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL/947/BERGER
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/55BERGER; Jean Francois (1779-1833); mineralogist and geologist1779-1833
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