Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 33 12 Jun 2019
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Commemorative Medals, Botany, the Linnean gold medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, [by reputation] awarded to William C. Carruthers, FRS (1830 –1922), botanist, keeper at the British Museum (Natural History), from 1871 to 1895; the medal by Daniel Fehrman (1710-1780), bust of Linnaeus r., in academic gown, rev. radiant star, large crown above, three smaller at compass points, REGIA ACADEMIA SCIENTARVM, wt. 28.02gms., 35mm. (Ellenius 3a; Wiséhn 59), superb, virtually mint state
*ex Glendining Auction, 9 December 1992, lot 476 (£260, bt. Baldwin)
Today William Carruthers is best remembered for his work in establishing the Natural History Museum in South Kensington and overseeing the move into the then new building. He was President of the Linnean Society (1886-90) and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871. He was also a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and President of the Geologists Association of London (1875-76).
(1200-1500 GBP)
*ex Glendining Auction, 9 December 1992, lot 476 (£260, bt. Baldwin)
Today William Carruthers is best remembered for his work in establishing the Natural History Museum in South Kensington and overseeing the move into the then new building. He was President of the Linnean Society (1886-90) and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871. He was also a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and President of the Geologists Association of London (1875-76).
(1200-1500 GBP)