Royal Society of Tasmania
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The Royal Society of Tasmania (RST) was formed in 1844.
The RST was the first Royal Society
outside the United Kingdom
. It started as the "Tasmanian Society" formed by Sir John Franklin
assisted by Ronald Campbell Gunn
.
On the event of the sesquicentenary of the Society - it published the volume Walk to the West
to publish the diary of James Backhouse Walker of a walk in 1887, which also included Piguenit's paintings from that journey as well.
The RST was the first Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
outside the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It started as the "Tasmanian Society" formed by Sir John Franklin
John Franklin
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...
assisted by Ronald Campbell Gunn
Ronald Campbell Gunn
Ronald Campbell Gunn, FRS, was a South African-born Australian botanist and politician.-Early life:Gunn was born at Cape Town, Cape Colony, , the son of William Gunn, lieutenant in the 72nd Regiment, and his wife Margaret, née Wilson. Gunn accompanied his father to Mauritius, the West Indies, and...
.
On the event of the sesquicentenary of the Society - it published the volume Walk to the West
Walk to the West
Walk to the WestWas a book published to celebrate both the sesquicentenary of the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1993, and the event from which the book is made - the Walk to the West Coast of Tasmania by James Backhouse Walker, Arthur Leslie Giblin, Charles Percy Sprent, William Piguenit, Robert...
to publish the diary of James Backhouse Walker of a walk in 1887, which also included Piguenit's paintings from that journey as well.
Further reading
- (1895) History of the Royal Society of Tasmania, with portraits of the President, Council and Secretary. Hobart : The Society, Ferguson no. 15176.
- Walker, James Backhouse. Early Tasmania : papers read before the Royal Society of Tasmania during the years 1888 to 1899. Hobart : John Vail, Government Printer, 1914.
External links
- Official website
- Royal Society of Tasmania at Tasmanian Online Communities
- Electronic version of the minutes of the first meeting of "The Society", Van Diemens Land 1841