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Reference numberMC/23/260
Alternative reference number08260
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Joseph] Lister, Brook Cottage, Walmer, Kent, to Mr [Robert] Harrison, [The Royal Society]
CreatorLister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis
Date30 July 1908
DescriptionAsking whether Fellows of the Royal Society may nominate non-fellows to consult books in the Society Library as he wishes to recommend James Frank Sowerby. Sowerby is hoping to consult books with reference to an index of the Sowerby works he wishes to complete, with reference to his great grandfather, the eminent botanist.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8069Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery1827 - 1912
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