GB 0120 MSS.4962-4970 - Wallich, George Charles (1815-1899)

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GB 0120 MSS.4962-4970

Title

Wallich, George Charles (1815-1899)

Date(s)

  • 1860-1898 (Creation)

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5 volumes and 4 bundles of unbound papers

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Name of creator

Biographical history

George Wallich was born in 1815, the son of the Danish (later naturalised British) botanist Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854). He qualified M.D. in Edinburgh in 1834 and served in the Indian Medical Service. He also wrote on marine biology. In the latter field he was increasingly convinced that his claims to primacy in various research discoveries were being ignored, and engaged in feuds with various scientific figures of the day. He died in 1899.

Archival history

GB 0120 MSS.4962-4970 1860-1898 Collection (fonds) 5 volumes and 4 bundles of unbound papers Wallich , George Charles , 1815-1899 , physician and marine biologist

George Wallich was born in 1815, the son of the Danish (later naturalised British) botanist Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854). He qualified M.D. in Edinburgh in 1834 and served in the Indian Medical Service. He also wrote on marine biology. In the latter field he was increasingly convinced that his claims to primacy in various research discoveries were being ignored, and engaged in feuds with various scientific figures of the day. He died in 1899.

Purchased from Stevens', London, August 1930 (accession number 75493).

The collection centres on Wallich's work on biology, particularly marine biology, and his belief that other figures in the field were ignoring or plagiarising his discoveries. As well as his notes, it includes a collection of offprints by Wallich (MS.4969) and a collection of offprints by other scientists, with Wallich's comments (MS.4970).

MSS.4962-4968 comprise Wallich's own notes, held in so far as this can be established in chronological order of composition. MSS.4969-4970 comprise offprints of publications: by Wallich (MS.4969) and by other scientists, with Wallich's comments (MS.4970).

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English.

holograph notes with printed cuttings and offprints of publications.

Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973). Detailed catalogue available at http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk.

The Wellcome Library holds MS.7805 comprising a collection of letters by Wallich and his father Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854), primarily the latter; MS.7830/32, a letter from William Jack (1795-1822) to Nathaniel Wallich, mentioning George Wallich.

description compiled by Christopher Hilton based upon those in the Library's published finding aid by S.A.J. Moorat. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. December 2000. Animals Aquatic animals Biological research Biologists Biology Carpenter , William Benjamin , 1813-1885 , biologist and university administrator Civil law Climatic zones Huxley , Thomas Henry , 1825-1895 , scientist and educationist Intellectual property Marine animals Marine biology Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Ocean exploration Oceanographic research Oceanography Personnel Physicians Polar regions Research Scientific personnel Scientists Sorby , Henry Clifton , 1826-1908 , geologist Surgery Thomson , Sir , Charles Wyville , 1830-1882 , Knight , naturalist Wallich , George Charles , 1815-1899 , physician and marine biologist Zoology People by occupation People Legal systems Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased from Stevens', London, August 1930 (accession number 75493).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The collection centres on Wallich's work on biology, particularly marine biology, and his belief that other figures in the field were ignoring or plagiarising his discoveries. As well as his notes, it includes a collection of offprints by Wallich (MS.4969) and a collection of offprints by other scientists, with Wallich's comments (MS.4970).

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System of arrangement

MSS.4962-4968 comprise Wallich's own notes, held in so far as this can be established in chronological order of composition. MSS.4969-4970 comprise offprints of publications: by Wallich (MS.4969) and by other scientists, with Wallich's comments (MS.4970).

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Conditions governing access

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The Wellcome Library holds MS.7805 comprising a collection of letters by Wallich and his father Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854), primarily the latter; MS.7830/32, a letter from William Jack (1795-1822) to Nathaniel Wallich, mentioning George Wallich.

Finding aids

Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973). Detailed catalogue available at http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk.

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Wellcome Library

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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