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Reference numberNLB/20/464
Alternative reference numberNLB/20 p284-285
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Arthur William Rucker and Michael Foster, to the Secretaries, Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Universitatsstrase, 8, Berlin, NW7
Date28 April 1900
DescriptionCouncil have nominated the following delegates to the General Assembly of the International Association of Academies: Lord Kelvin [William Thomson], Professor H E Armstrong, Professor A R Forsyth, Sir M Foster, Sir A Geikie, Professor E R Lankester, Sir N Lockyer, Professor A W Rucker, Professor A Schuster, Dr T E Thorpe. Provides address details for each delegate. The vote of the Society in the deliberations of the Association will be delivered by Lord Kelvin.

Asks to know the date of the first meeting of the General Assembly as soon as possible. The Council will then nominate a representative on the Council of the International Association.
Extent2p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist1824 - 1907
NA8105Armstrong; Henry Edward (1848 - 1937); chemist and educationalist1848 - 1937
NA6837Forsyth; Andrew Russell (1858 - 1942); mathematician1858 - 1942
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
NA8247Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist1847 - 1929
NA6349Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920)1836 - 1920
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
NA7855Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist1845 - 1925
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