Miscellany: German, 19th century

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence. Comprises:

MS.7324/1-12: Marschall, August Friedrich, Count (1804-1887), zoologist and paleozoologist. 12 autograph letters, signed, no.8 in English to H.M. Jenkins, the others in French to the Abbé Moigno. 1861-1864.

MS.7324/13-14: Martin, August (b.1847), gynaecologist. 2 autograph letters, signed, one concerning the Monatsschrift für Geburtshülfe und Gynäkologie . 1912.

MS.7324/15: de Martinez, ? (fl.1846), physicist and mathematician to the Royal Academy of Sciences, Munich. 1 autograph letter, signed, to Baron Pelet (1778-1858). 1846.

MS.7324/16-18: Marx, Karl Friedrich Heinrich (1796-1877), medical historian. 2 autograph letters, signed, and 1 autograph note. 1863-1867.

MS.7324/19: Marx, L.M. (fl.1825), Professor at the Anatomical and Surgical Institute, Braunschweig. 1 autograph receipt, noting receipt of monthly salary. 1825.

MS.7324/20-21: Maurer, Hans Theodor Julius Christian Karl (1868-1945), meteorologist and Professor of Administrative Studies. 1 autograph postcard, signed, and 1 autograph letter, unsigned, to Dr. F. Maurer (perhaps Friedrich Maurer, anatomist, 1859-1936), in dealer's folder with descriptive note. 1922.

MS.7324/22: Mauthner, Ludwig Wilhelm, Ritter von Mauthstein (1806-1858), professor of paediatrics. 1 autograph letter, signed, to Dr. Mackenzie, London, asking him to advertise Mauthner's book Die Krankheiten des Gehirns und Rückenmarks bei Kindern . 1845.

MS.7324/23: Mayer, Alois Michael (1766-1831), professor of anatomy. 1 autograph note, signed. 1829.

MS.7324/24: Mayer, August Franz Joseph Karl (1787-1865), professor of morbid anatomy and physiology. 1 autograph letter, signed. 1847.

MS.7324/25-27: Meisner, Carl Friedrich (1800-1874), Swiss naturalist and professor of medicine. 1 autograph note and 2 autograph letters, signed; no.26 to the botanist Charles François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776-1854), with envelope and dealer's folder. 1839.

MS.7324/28: Melle, Franz Jacob (1696-1760), physician. 1 autograph letter, signed, in German and Latin, to Dr. Fecht concerning the illness of the latter's wife, counselling herbal tea and rhubarb stomach elixir, and speaking of hysteria; also autograph Latin note "Historia Morbi". 1734.

MS.7324/29: Menge, Carl (b.1864), bateriologist, obstetrician and gynaecologist. 1 autograph note, signed, plus dealer's folder. 1908.

MS.7324/30: Menke, Karl Theodor (1791-1861), balneologist. 1 autograph letter, signed. 1834.

MS.7324/31: Merkel, Franciscus Josephus, M.D. (fl.1821), member of Mineralogical Society of St. Petersburg. 1 autograph letter, signed, in German, written from Rio de Janeiro to Jens Wilken von Horneman, botanist and member of Mineralogical Society of Copenhagen (1770-1841), sending Brazilian seeds and mosses. 1821.

MS.7324/32: Merkel , Karl Ludwig (1812-1876), otolaryngologist. Autograph notice of forthcoming lectures. 1864.

MS.7324/33: Metze , Dr. (fl.1861), of Kopenhagen. 1 autograph letter, signed, concerning a Countess Moltke and her sister, travelling to Germany to consult an ophthalmologist (Dr. Graefe) and to take the waters. 1861.

MS.7324/34: Metzger, Johann Daniel (1739-1805), professor of forensic medicine. 1 autograph letter, signed, announcing his inability to continue contributing to the Journal der Erfindung und der Aufklärung . 1794.

MS.7324/35: Meyer , Andreas (fl.1893). 1 autograph postcard, signed, concerning water filtration. 1893.

MS.7324/36: Meyer, Georg Friedrich (1782-1856), botanist. 1 autograph letter in English, signed, concerning exchange of texts and specimens. 1819.

MS.7324/37: Meyer, Joseph (1818-1887), professor of clinical medicine. 1 autograph letter, signed. 1859.

MS.7324/38: von Meyer, Julius Lothar (1830-1895), chemist. 1 autograph note, signed. 1879.

MS.7324/39: Meynert, Theodor Hermann (1833-1892), anatomist and professor of psychiatry. 1 visiting card with autograph note. 19th century.

MS.7324/40: zu Wied-Neuwied, Maximilian Alexander Philipp, Prince [Maximilian von Wied] (1782-1867), botanist. 1 autograph letter, signed, plus envelope and dealer's note. 1850.

1734-1922

40 items

Purchased from Rosenthal, December 1910 (acc.24834); Charavay, Paris, October 1928 / April 1929 (acc.63700) and May 1930 (acc.55098); Stevens, London, October 1930 (acc.56429); Sotheby's, London, December 1930 (acc.73350), December 1931 (acc.75871) and November 1933 (acc.67468); Desgranges, Paris, July 1932 (acc.65635), January 1934 (acc.66596) and July 1936 (acc.69615); Heck, Vienna, August 1932 (acc.65880 and 65895); Mrs. Watson, Burnley, March 1945 (acc.72200), presumably once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection. Accession details of nos.13 and 39 not recorded.

Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.