The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 30/12/83 ¶ ¶ The last mail, rev. and dear Sir, brought me the enclosed letter ¶ from the great Vienne Linguist, Professor Müller, ¶ to whom I had sent your most valuable publications ¶ on the lang...

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Physical location:

A 1686/23, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 83.12.30

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to George Brown, 1883-12-30. 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/1880-9/1883/83-12-30-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

30/12/83

The last mail, rev. and dear Sir, brought me the enclosed letter

Letter not found.

from the great Vienne Linguist, Professor Müller,

Presumably Friedrich Müller (1834-98), professor of linguistics at Vienna.

to whom I had sent your most valuable publications

It is not known which publications were sent. Possibilities include: G. Brown (1877), which has some preliminary vocabulary lists on pp. 146-8; Brown, Danks & Rooney (1882); and Brown & Danks (1883).

on the language of the Duke of York Islanders.

Now part of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

Prof Müller bestows on you and your collaborator the recognition so richly due to you. I enclose his letter

With my best wishes to you for a happy new year

your regardful

Ferd. von Mueller.