From J.-B. Dumas and Joseph Bertrand1 5 August 1878
Institut de France. | Académie des Sciences. | Paris,
le 5 Aout 1878
Les Secrétaires perpétuels de l’Académie. à Monsieur Ch. Darwin, Correspondant de l’Académie des Sciences de l’Institut de France2
Monsieur,
Nous avons l’honneur de vous adresser l’extrait du Procès Verbal de la Séance dans laquelle l’Académie vous a nommé l’un de Ses Correspondants pour remplir la place vacante dans la Section de Botanique, par suite du déces de M. Weddell,3 de Poitiers
En vous offrant ce titre, comme un témoignage de son estime, l’Académie espère, Monsieur, que vous voudrez bien lui faire part du fruit de vos recherches dans les Sciences dont elle s’occupe.
Agréez, Monsieur, avec nos félicitations personelles, l’assurance de notre considération la plus distinguée. | J Dumas J Bertrand
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Stebbins, Robert E. 1988. France. In The comparative reception of Darwinism, edited by Thomas F. Glick. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
Translation
From J.-B. Dumas and Joseph Bertrand1 5 August 1878
Institut de France. | Académie des Sciences. | Paris,
the 5 August 1878
The permanent Secretaries of the Academy. to Mr. Ch. Darwin, Correspondent of the Academy of the Sciences of the Institute of France2
Sir,
We have the honour to send you an extract from the Verbal Proceedings of the Session in which the Academy named you one of its Correspondents to fill the place in the Botanical Section left vacant by the death of M. Weddell,3 of Poitiers
In offering you this title, as a recognition of its esteem, the Academy hopes, Sir, that you would kindly communicate to it the results of your researches in the relevant Sciences.
Accept, Sir, with our personal congratulations, the assurance of our most distinguished respect | J Dumas J Bertrand
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Stebbins, Robert E. 1988. France. In The comparative reception of Darwinism, edited by Thomas F. Glick. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
Summary
CD elected corresponding member in the botanical section of the Académie des Sciences, Paris. [See 11653.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11640A
- From
- Jean-Baptiste-André (Jean-Baptiste) Dumas; Joseph Louis François (Joseph) Bertrand
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Paris
- Source of text
- DAR 230: 63
- Physical description
- LS 2pp (French)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11640A,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11640A.xml
