| RefNo | HS/22/319 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Robert Gray], Bishop of Cape Town, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Gray; Robert (1809-1872); first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town |
| Date | 18 June 1847 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.
Recommending Langham Dale to the post of Professor of the South African College. States references and checks, including graduate of Oxford. Herschel has recommended to Dale that he travels to the Dutch Universities of Utrecht & Leiden, which would be well received by the Dutch population in the Cape Colony. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |