BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich (1752-1840)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1446 MS 37
Held at	: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.therai.org.uk/ ›
Full title	: BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich (1752-1840)
Date(s)	: 1792
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 item
Name of creator(s)	: Blumenbach | Johann Friedrich | 1752-1840 | German doctor and anthropologist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born, 1752; educated, University of Jena and the University of Gottingen; his MD thesis 'De generis humani varietate nativa' (On the Natural Varieties of Mankind), 1776, is considered influential in the development of subsequent concepts of 'human races'; Extraordinary Professor of Medicine in Göttingen, 1776; Ordinary Professor, 1778; died, 1840.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript transcript of an address entitled 'Blumenbach on Egyptian mummies: Original MS' and subtitled 'XIV observations on some Egyptian mummies opened in London, by John Frederick Blumenbach, MD FRS, addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. PRS, read April 10 1792'. Three hand drawn illustrations are pasted to p 25.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Single item

Conditions governing access:

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Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

Finding aids:

Collection level description available in the Institute's reading room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Presented by J Bendyshe Esq. MA to the Library of the Anthropological Society of London.

Allied Materials

Related material:

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
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.

Date(s) of descriptions:
May 2008