The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: July 1881 ¶ To the Secretary of the Linnéan Society of London. ¶ Sir ¶ We have the honor to propose ¶ ¶ William ¶ Landau ¶ Esqr., Philosophiae Doctor, of Berlin,...

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Linnean Society, London, Certificates of Fellows, Foreign Members and Associates, 1877-82 81.07.00

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London, 1881-07. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1880-9/1881/81-07-00-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

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July 1881

To the Secretary of the Linnéan Society of London.

Sir

We have the honor to propose

William

Described as ‘Dr Wilhelm Landau’ in the list of those presented to the Governor of Victoria at his levée in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday (Argus, 25 May 1881, p. 5).

Landau

William Landau underlined twice in pencil.

Esqr., Philosophiae Doctor, of Berlin,

for the honor of the fellowship of the Linnean Society of London, to which distinction he is well entitled as a travelling naturalist, he cultivating several branches of science among them that of Botany.

We have the honor to be,

Sir

Yours obediently

Ferd. von Mueller, F.LS.

Charles Moore F.L.S.

Ed. P. Ramsay F.L.S.

Annotated : Proposed 3 Nov. 1881| Ballot 1 Dec. 1881| Elected | B. D Jackson

Landau withdrew from the Fellowship during the 1895-6 session (Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 1895-6 session, p. 14).