Wilson, George (1818-1859)

  • Wilson, George, (1818-1859)
Date:
1853-1855
Reference:
MS.8007/38
Part of:
Miscellany: British, mainly 19th-20th centuries
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Two letters from George Wilson, including one to a Mr [Gouslie] concerning a new museum of which Wilson has been given Directorship and Professorship, notably that he wants to make it a national one and not an Edinburgh one, the building materials, government grants, and the reason for it being in Edinburgh not Glasgow, 8 Oct 1855.

Publication/Creation

1853-1855

Physical description

2 letters

Acquisition note

Provenance details not recorded (acc.67430); Transferred from Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, c.1939 (acc.91800).

Biographical note

Professor of Technology, University of Edinburgh. Chemist.

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Identifiers

Accession number

  • 67430; 91800