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Reference numberNLB/54/295
Alternative reference numberNLB/54 p169
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]; to Professor [William Abbott] Herdman, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society and FRS
Date26 March 1917
DescriptionInforms Professor [William Abbott] Herdman that he has had some correspondence with a Fellow who has raised questions about the nationality of Professor Weiss, one of the 15 selected candidates. Asks Professor William Abbott Herdman, having dealt with the Biological section of Council which considered the candidates on that site, if the Council enquired into Professor Weiss' parentage.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6570Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924)1858 - 1924
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