The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION ¶ Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow. ¶ Dated th...

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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 91.01.19

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1891-01-19. 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/1890-6/1891/91-01-19-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name	Alexander Charles Allan, C.E.
Description	Surveyor in Practice, formerly of the Geodetic Survey
Residence	Chancery Lane, Melbourne

Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow.

Dated thisday of 189

Certificate completed in an unidentified hand, presumably from information in a letter not now retained in the archives. The only dates given are those of proposal and election to the Society.

(signed)	Ferd von Mueller	F.R.G.S	{ From personal Knowledge
"	A.C. MacDonald	F.R.G.S.
"	Frank Scarr 2 Signatures of supporters are not autograph signatures, but in the same hand that completed the certificate.	F.R.G.S.

Proposed	19th Jany 1891
Elected	9th Feby 1891