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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Knight, 1866-07-17.
    17/7/66. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In the printed record of the proceedings of the Exhibition Commission of yesterday I find it stated that the report brought up by the Committee in reference to the projected atlas ...
    • Carl von Martius to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-07-25.
      Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences ¶ ¶ My highly esteemed Colleage, ¶ ¶ It gives me most genuine satisfaction to be able to forward to you the diploma of a corresponding member of the Royal Bavarian...
      • the Academia Literarum et Scientiarum Regia Boica to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-07-25.
        The Academy ¶ of Letters and Sciences ¶ in the Bavarian Kingdom ¶ has co-opted you, FERDINAND JACOB HEINRICH MÜLLER, phytographer of the colony of Victoria, who, by zealously investigating southern la...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to August Petermann, 1866-07-27.
          Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 27 July 1866. ¶ Noble friend, ¶ ¶ This time it is my sad duty to report to you the sudden death of the courageous, experienced, yet still youthful McIntyre. ¶ The enclose...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Braun, 1866-07-27.
            Melbourne, botanic Garden, ¶ 27 July 1866. ¶ Magnificence! ¶ ¶ You have espoused the search for Leichhardt in such a noble manner, that it would be an offence against duty not to inform you immediate...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-07-27.
              Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 27 July 1866. ¶ ¶ Once again, venerable Sir, two kind, wonderful letters from you are before me. ¶ Letters not found. ¶ ¶ It had been my intention to answer them in a wor...
              • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1866-07-28.
                28/7/66 ¶ ¶ A variety of circumstances, which it is but right I should explain to you, dear Mr Bentham, delayed the shipment of the rest of the Compositae til for the sailing of the Yorkshire, which ...
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1866-07-28.
                  28/7/66 ¶ ¶ The death of poor Harvey, ¶ an event though expected, dear Dr Hooker, has left a deeply painful sensation on me as it must have done on all, who knew the sterling value of that inestimab...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Commission for the Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866-08-??.
                    INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION. ¶ Report of Sub-committee appointed to draw up Suggestions relative to the Preparation of a Physical Atlas of Australasia. ¶ In ¶ accordance with a request from the Commissi...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius Haast, 1866-08-06.
                      6 August 1866. ¶ ¶ The horrible manner in which your poor brother-in-law found his death came to my knowledge. This terrible event must have been very unfavourable for your poor wife's health. It wou...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius Haast, 1866-08-20.
                        20 August 1866. ¶ ¶ I am only writing a few hurried lines this morning, dear Dr Haast, to tell you that the packet of lovely plants you gave to my Department was brought to me today by Mr Chevalier, ...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to August Petermann, 1866-08-28.
                          28 August 1866. ¶ ¶ The arrangements, esteemed Professor, that have been made for a renewed search for Leichhardt, are as follows: Mr Sloman, who had been appointed as second-in-command of the party ...
                          • Clara Wehl to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-08-29.
                            My dear Ferdinand, ¶ ¶ I am very disappointed not to have received any news from Tönning with this mail, especially as I am beginning to wonder whether it may not be Ferdinand Mertens junior who has ...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius Haast, 1866-09-01.
                              1 September 1866. ¶ My dear friend, ¶ ¶ Among the last plants sent to me was ¶ Rostkovia gracilis ¶ , which is not listed for New Zealand in Dr Hooker's ¶ Handbook ¶ . ¶ ¶ You have also sent a ¶ ...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Wöhler, 1866-09-14.
                                Melbourne Royal botanic Garden, ¶ 14 September 1866. ¶ ¶ The purpose of this hasty letter, esteemed and noble Sir, is simply to inform you, that this day I sent a small case of Australian minerals wi...
                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-09-26.
                                  Melbourne Royal Botanic Garden, ¶ 26 September 1866. ¶ ¶ I hesitated, noble Sir, to approach you in the midst of the horror of the war. ¶ Your mind must have been troubled enough, having watched fro...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Redmond Barry, 1866-10-05.
                                    5/10/66. ¶ Dear Sir Redmond. ¶ ¶ I feel grateful for your assurance, that you will kindly bring my proposition for adding a few books to the the ¶ valuable set in the bot. section of the public Libr...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to August Petermann, 1866-11-24.
                                      24 November 1866. ¶ ¶ Enclosed, esteemed Professor, you receive the diary of the late traveller McIntyre. ¶ It will show you how great a loss we suffered with the death of this man. I hope soon to b...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-11-27.
                                        27 November 1866. ¶ ¶ I cannot, venerated Sir, put your kind private letter, ¶ so rich in content, aside unanswered until the next mail. I would rather let my thoughts skip lightly from sentence to...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-11-29.
                                          Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 29 November 1866. ¶ ¶ How can I thank you, noble Sir, for all the tokens of your kindness? You have elected me as a member of the venerable Academy, ¶ in which you, celeb...
                                          • the Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Göttingen to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-12-01.
                                            The ¶ Royal ¶ Society of Science ¶ At Göttingen ¶ Appoints...
                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Eduard Fenzl, 1866-12-25.
                                              Melbourne, ¶ Christmas Day 1866. ¶ ¶ Accept my congratulatory salutations, revered and noble friend, on the engagement of your excellent daughter, and permit me to wish, that her union with a worthy ...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-12-25.
                                                Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ Christmas Day 1866. ¶ ¶ I would not want to let the feast day pass, noble Sir, without offering you my congratulatory salutations for the new year. O, I wish it may be one...
                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to August Petermann, 1866-12-25.
                                                  Christmas 1866. ¶ ¶ I thank you, esteemed Sir, for the beautiful map of Germany, showing the wonderful reshaping of Germany. ¶ ¶ McIntyre's diary ¶ will provide you with new contributions for the m...
                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Hermann Helmholtz, 1866-12-31.
                                                    Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ New Year's Eve 1866. ¶ ¶ For a long time, noble Sir, it has been my intention to give public expression to my sentiments of veneration for you by conferring your great nam...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Moore, 1867-01-04.
                                                      Melbourne botan. Garden ¶ 4/1/67 ¶ Sir ¶ In reply to your letter of yesterday ¶ J. Moore to M, 3 January 1867. ¶ I have the honor to inform you ¶ , ¶ that no water is used from the Yan Yean works in t...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to August Petermann, 1867-01-22.
                                                        Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 22 January 1867. ¶ ¶ You were so kind, esteemed Professor, to send me the last copies of your ¶ ¶ Mittheilungen ¶ , ¶ Mittheilungen aus Justus Perhes' geographischer Anst...
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Johan Lange, 1867-01-27.
                                                          Melbourne, Botanic Garden, ¶ 27 January 1867. ¶ ¶ It is my honourable duty, revered colleague, to express my sincere gratitude to the Botanical Society of Copenhagen for my election to it. ¶ It does...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1867-01-28.
                                                            28 January 1867. ¶ ¶ Indeed, esteemed Professor, I do not know, if I discharged my promise to send you a case of algae. I am not very methodical in keeping a book about consignments, and I feel as if...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Hügel, 1867-01-29.
                                                              Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 29 January 1867. ¶ Excellency, ¶ ¶ A few days ago I was most pleasantly surprised to see Mrs Smillie back once more in this country, a surprise that was all the greater, a...
                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Bolander, 1867-02-12.
                                                                12/2/67 ¶ Respected Professor ¶ ¶ I received your friendly letter only yesterday, ¶ which made me very happy, because I learnt from it that now a new path is opened to you and your great […]. Allow ...
                                                                • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand Krauss, 1867-02-19.
                                                                  Hamburg, 19 February 1867. ¶ Esteemed Sir, ¶ ¶ Some time ago I received the enclosed pamphlet from friend Mueller in Melbourne. It should have been enclosed with a transmission I had to make to you o...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1867-02-23.
                                                                    2[3]/2/67 ¶ ¶ It gave me great pleasure, dear Mr Bentham, to receive your very kind letter of the 19 Dec & the finishing proofsheets of the 3. vol. ¶ I admire much your arrangement & methodical trea...
                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1867-02-24.
                                                                      Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 24 February 1867. ¶ Noble Sir, ¶ ¶ I intend to dispatch a case to you via London with the ship ¶ Kent ¶ , which will sail during this week. This will contain a large amou...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius Haast, 1867-02-25.
                                                                        Melbourne, in the State Garden, ¶ 25 February 1867. ¶ ¶ You have much cause, noble friend, to be dissatisfied with me on account of my long silence. But when I tell you that this grandiose Exhibition...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1867-02-27.
                                                                          Melbourne, Royal Botanic Garden, ¶ 27 February 1867. ¶ ¶ This day, esteemed Professor, I sent a case for you by the ship ¶ Kent ¶ to my agents, Messieurs Betham & Blackitt, ¶ Cox's Quay, Lower Tha...
                                                                          • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand Krauss, 1867-03-16.
                                                                            Hamburg, 16 March 1867. ¶ Dear Professor, ¶ ¶ Before replying to you I had to await a letter, that had been announced to me and relates to the same subject. A very great honour is intended for my fri...
                                                                            • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand Krauss, 1867-05-09.
                                                                              Neuenwall ¶ Hamburg, 9 May 1867. ¶ Dear Professor, ¶ ¶ Absent on business for some time, and after my return constantly kept busy, I was prevented from replying sooner to your friendly letter of 19 M...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Wilhelm Sonder, 1867-05-13.
                                                                                Notice ¶ on a species of ¶ ¶ Argonauta ¶ ¶ from the South coast ¶ ¶ of Australia. ¶ ¶ A friend, Mons. Baudinot, ¶ W. C. Baudinet? See Baudinette (1990). ¶ ¶ who lived for many years on the small ...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1867-05-27.
                                                                                  State Garden of Melbourne, ¶ 27 May 1867. ¶ My dear venerable old friend, ¶ ¶ Recently Dr Scheffler's excellent work on medical optics and their connection with general philosophy of nature came into...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Roderick Murchison, 1867-05-27.
                                                                                    27/5/67. ¶ ¶ Let me continue, dear Sir Roderick, to report progress of our transactions for the search after Leichhardt. ¶ ¶ The Ladies Committee has directed some time since the Expedition to the S...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Wöhler, 1867-05-27.
                                                                                      Melbourne State Garden, ¶ 27 May 1867. ¶ Noble Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honourable duty, to express my deeply felt gratitude to the old, venerable Academy of Science in Göttingen for the unexpected kindne...
                                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Filippo Parlatore, 1867-05-27.
                                                                                        Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 27 May 1867 ¶ Dear Sir, ¶ ¶ I am particularly anxious to introduce here some of our European field and water plants etc., which would probably thrive quite well here in su...
                                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Wöhler, 1867-06-28.
                                                                                          State Garden, ¶ 28 June 1867. ¶ Noble Sir, ¶ ¶ The last monthly mail brought me your kind lines of 26 March, ¶ to which I am going to reply only briefly, as my poor state of health just now makes ex...
                                                                                          • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand Krauss, 1867-07-01.
                                                                                            Hamburg, 1 July 1867. ¶ Dear Professor, ¶ ¶ I received a letter today from Director von Schmidt ¶ notifying me of the arrival of the two tree-ferns. And that reminded me that I must write to you bef...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1867-07-25.
                                                                                              Queenscliff, ¶ 25/7/67 ¶ ¶ I have withdrawn here into rural tranquillity, noble Sir, to strengthen my precarious health under the influence of the sea air. For ¶ six ¶ years I have not been out of...
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Eduard Fenzl, 1867-07-26.
                                                                                                Queenscliff, ¶ 26/7/67. ¶ ¶ I am writing from the coast, noble Sir, where I am seeking restoration of my dwindled strength, after I had not left my department for a single day in 6 years. Weak as I a...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius Haast, 1867-07-28.
                                                                                                  Queenscliff, ¶ 28/7/67. ¶ ¶ These lines, dear friend, I am writing to you from the coast, where I moved to find new strength in some brief rural quiet and the breathing of fresh sea air, after I had...
                                                                                                  • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand Krauss, 1867-08-06.
                                                                                                    Hamburg, 6 August 1867. ¶ Dear Professor, ¶ ¶ The case with the natural history objects ¶ was sent yesterday, freight paid, by rail, per address of the Royal Natural History Museum in Stuttgart. It ...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Sven Lovén, 1867-08-24.
                                                                                                      Melbourne, Royal Botanic Garden, ¶ The Melbourne Botanic Gardens was not granted a Royal Charter until 1958. M probably wished to emphasise that it was the Government garden — which meant that, techni...
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