The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Nomination of a Candidate for Election ¶ Name— Edward M Curr ¶ Description Late Chief Inspector of Stock in the Colony of Victoria Author of The Australian Race its Origin Languages Customs &c &c ¶ Re...

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Physical location:

Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 87.10.17

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1887-10-17. 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/1880-9/1887/87-10-17-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

The MS is a hand-written facsimile of the Society’s then current form, by A. C. Macdonald: purple ink for the parts of the certificate normally printed, black for the parts normally entered by hand on the printed form, except A C Macdonald’s signature, which is in purple ink. M has signed, and added the address and date, in black ink.

Nomination forms had been requested from London, see C. Pasco to M, 15 September 1887 (in this edition as 87-09-15a)..

Nomination of a Candidate for Election

Name— Edward M Curr

Description Late Chief Inspector of Stock in the Colony of Victoria Author of The Australian Race its Origin Languages Customs &c &c

Curr (1886-7).

Residence Melbourne

being desirous of admission into the Royal Geographical Society We the undersigned recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable fellow

Ferd von Mueller, M.D.,	FRGS	{ From personal knowledge
A. C. Macdonald	FRGS
W. Potter	FRGS

Melbourne 17 Oct 1887

Annotated: Proposed 28th Nov '87 | Elected 12th Dec '87 | Never qualified (i.e. never paid the subscription).