Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 91. (Budapest 1999)

Kázmér, M. ; Papp, G.: Minerals from the Carpathians in an eighteenth-century British collection

Leyden. Accounts of his voyage in Italy were published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, of which he was a member. BREYN published several works, mainly in botany, and also on fossils (Dissertatio de poly thalamus, nova testaceoriun classe; adjicitur commentarius de Belemnitis Prttssicis, 1732) (MlCHAUD 1854-). He had a natural history collection including minerals; its auction catalogue was published in 1765 (WILSON 1994). BREYN has sent WOODWARD two mineral specimens from Hungary. BROWN BROWN, EDWARD (1644, Norwich, England - 1708, Northfleet, Kent, England) studied medicine in Oxford and London. He travelled extensively between 1668 and 1673 in Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Greece. It is by the descriptions of his journeys that he is best known (BROWN 1673). Wherever he went he observed all objects natural or historical, as well as everything bearing on his profession. He published in 1673 a small volume called A brief Account of some Travels in Hungária, Styria, Bulgaria, Thessaly, Austria, Senna, Carynthia, Carniola, and Friuli. Not only a second edition of this book was published in 1687, but it was translated into several European languages. In 1667 he has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society. He was president of the College of Physicians 1704-1708 (Dictionary of National Biography). WOODWARD received nine specimens from BROWN. CHISHULL CHISHULL, EDMUND (22 March 1671, Eyworth, Bedfordshire, England - 18 May 1733, Walthamstow, Essex, England) studied divinity at Oxford. He spent four years in Smyrna as chaplain of the Turkey Company. In 1702 he returned to England overland as a member of the household of the British ambassador to the Porte, Lord PAGET. They travelled through Bulgaria, Transylvania, Hungary, Germany and Holland. His account, titled Travels in Turkey and back to England was published posthumously in 1747 (Dictionary of National Biography 4: 263-264). WOODWARD'S collection contains three specimens from CHISHULL. They were most probably donated by SÁMUEL KÖLESÉRI (q.v.) to CHISHULL on 18th May, 1702. CHISHULL noted in his book that at Visakna [= Vízakna, now Ocna Sibiului] he received "a present of some specimina metallica, namely gold, cinnabar, antimony, and others", which were sent him "by a gentleman, named Samuel Koloseri, the Emperor's general inspector of the Transylvanian mines." Du MONT At the moment we are unable to identify OLIV[IER?] DU MONT. He certainly travelled in Hungary and visited the Schemnitz mines. The Woodwardian Collection contains seven of his specimens from Hungary. KlSNER KlSNER, JOHANN GEORG (first half of 18th century). German physician and collector of general natural history in Frankfurt am Main. He had a collection of 700 mineral specimens (WILSON 1994). WOODWARD received two Hungarian specimens from KlSNER.