873564
- TitleLetter from Johann Reinhold Forster, referring to publication by Heller of a translation of his work, October 1781
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 7908
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
October 1781 - Type of material
- Reference code873564
- Physical Description0.01 metres of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Johann Reinhold Forster, author and naturalist, was born on 22 October 1729 at Dirschau (Tschew), Polish Prussia. His writings on natural history made him known in scientific circles, where he won the acquaintanceship of Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander and was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1772. When Banks refused to sail on James Cook's second expedition, he was appointed the position of scientist and took along his son Georg Forster as his assistant. Because of J. R. Forster's quarrel with the Admiralty, A Voyage Round the World in His Britannic Majesty's Sloop Resolution … (1777) had to be written by Georg Foster.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ (accessed August 31, 2009) - Scope and ContentThis holograph letter written in German with Kurrent or Zutterlin script, refers to publication by Heller of a translation of his work
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Transferred from the Manuscripts Collection Af 34/2, Sept. 2009 - Subject
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