| RefNo | NLB/16/359 |
| AltRefNo | NLB/16 p190 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Arthur William Rucker, to Sir Clements R Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society |
| Date | 21 March 1898 |
| Description | The Royal Geographical Society are invited to nominate four gentlemen to form, with four Fellows of the Royal Society nominated by the Council, a Committee for the purpose of considering the propriety of urging the government about an expedition to explore the Antarctic Ocean.
Fellows proposed are:
Dr John Murray
Dr P L Sclater
Sir J D Hooker
Sir Archibald Geikie
The President and Officers of the Royal Society should also be ex officio members. It has been decided that it is undesirable to nominate Admiral Sir W J L Wharton as one of the representatives due to his official position. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| PhysicalDescription | Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6673 | Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist | 1848 - 1915 |
| NA7951 | Markham; Sir; Clements Robert (1830 - 1916) | 1830 - 1916 |
| NA1654 | Murray; Sir; John (1841 - 1914) | 1841 - 1914 |
| NA1406 | Sclater; Philip Lutley (1829 - 1913); lawyer and zoologist | 1829 - 1913 |
| NA7983 | Hooker; Sir; Joseph Dalton (1817 - 1911); botanist | 1817 - 1911 |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |
| NA8025 | Wharton; Sir; William James Lloyd (1843 - 1905) | 1843 - 1905 |