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From Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften1   16 July 1871

Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. | No. 593.

Die kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften hat in ihrer ausserordentlichen Gesammtsitzung vom 26. Mai l. J. Euer Hochwohlgeboren zum ausländischen correspondirenden Mitgliede der mathem.–naturwiss. Classe erwählt und Se. k. & k. Apostol. Majestät2 haben diese Wahl mit Allerhöchster Entschliessung vom 5. Juli 1871 Allergnädigst zu genehmigen geruht.

Hievon werden Euer Hochwohlgeboren unter Beischluss ./. der Statuten, der Geschäftsordnung und des Verzeichnisses der Sitzungen der Akademie, hiemit vorläufig verständigt und eingeladen,3 durch Ihre ausgezeichnete wissenschaftliche Thätigkeit die Zwecke der Akademie fördern zu helfen.

Das Diplom wird Eurer Hochwohlgeboren sofort nach erfolgter Ausfertigung zugesendet werden.4

Wien, am 16. Juli 1871.

Das Präsidium | der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften:

Rokitansky | Schrötter5

An | das correspondirende Mitglied | P. T. Herrn | Charles Darwin, | Hochwohlgeboren | zu | Down, Bromley, Kent | in England.

Footnotes

1
For a translation of this letter, see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix I.
2
Franz Josef I.
3
These documents have not been found in the Darwin Archive–CUL.
4
For the diploma, see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix III.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Translation

From Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften1   16 July 1871

Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. | No. 593

In its special plenary session of 26 May of the current year, the Imperial Academy has elected Your Honour a foreign corresponding member of the mathematical–scientific class, and His Royal and Imperial Apostolic Majesty2 has most Graciously deigned to approve this election with the Most Highest Resolution of 5 July 1871.

Of this Your Honour is hereby provisionally notified under enclosure ./. of the statutes, the rules of procedure and the calendar of sessions of the Academy,3 and invited to help further the goals of the Academy by Your excellent scientific activity.

A diploma will be dispatched to Your Honour as soon as it has been successfully drawn up.4

Vienna, on 16 July 1871

The Executive | of the Imperial Academy:

Rokitansky | Schrötter5

To | the corresponding Member | P. T. Mr. | Charles Darwin, | Esquire | at | Down, Bromley, Kent | in England.

Footnotes

1
For a transcription of this letter in its original German, see Transcript.
2
Franz Josef I.
3
These documents have not been found in the Darwin Archive–CUL.
4
For the diploma, see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix III.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Summary

CD named a corresponding member of the mathematical-scientific section of the Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-7868A
From
Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Vienna
Source of text
DAR 230: 28
Physical description
LS 1p (German)

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7868A,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7868A.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19

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