| Regardfully Yours- Selected Correspondence of Ferdinand Von Mueller: Volume II: 1860-1875 Contributor(s): Lucas, A. M. (Editor), Maroske, Sara (Editor), Sinkora, D. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3906757099 ISBN-13: 9783906757094 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $151.34 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Regardfully Yours |
| Physical Information: 868 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - German |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second of three volumes of Mueller's selected correspondence covers the central period of his life, years during which his letter-writing expanded and diversified to an astonishing extent. Throughout the period, Mueller continued as Government Botanist of Victoria, for much of the time he was also director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden. The volume includes both official and private correspondence documenting his work in these two capacities, the political difficulties associated with the latter position that eventually led to his dismissal from the Garden, and his wider role as one of the leading figures in Australian scientific life. His international standing is shown by letters exchanged with many of the world's other leading naturalists, as well as by the honours showered upon him. His collaboration with George Bentham in the preparation of the latter's Flora australiensis is thoroughly documented, as are his exchanges with Bentham and others on the basis of biological classification and on Darwin's controversial ideas about the origin of species, his active participation in an international network of exchanges of plants and animals for acclimatization or museum purposes, his leading role in furthering the exploration of inland Australia, and various aspects of his personality and private life. There is a substantial historical introduction, and the biographical register begun in Volume 1 is extended to cover names newly appearing in this volume. |
