| Reference number | NLB/11/963 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/11 p480 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Admiral Sir George Henry Richards, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Date | 9 November 1895 |
| Description | In answer to Richards' letter of yesterday's date, the Challenger Committee was appointed on 21 March 1872 and Rix provides a quote of the relevant Council minute listing the members of the committee; the President and Officers, Dr Carpenter, Dr Frankland,, Dr Hooker, Professor Huxley, Mr Gwyn Jeffreys, Mr Siemens, Sir William Thomson, Dr Wyville Thomson, Dr Williamson and Mr Alfred R Wallace.
The obituary notice of Dr W B Carpenter appeared in 'Proceedings [of the Royal Society]' volume 41, 1886, pages two to four, and was written by Professor [Edwin Ray] Lankester. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6282 | Richards; Sir; George Henry (1820 - 1896) | 1820 - 1896 |
| NA2869 | Carpenter; William Benjamin (1813 - 1885); naturalist | 1813 - 1885 |
| NA8247 | Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929) | 1847 - 1929 |