H. Poincaré à the Master of Trinity College

[Ca. 13.06.1900]¹¹endnote: ¹ The content of the letter suggests that it was written on the occasion of an invitation to Trinity College Cambridge, where Poincaré was awarded an honorary degree on 13 June 1900.

63 rue Claude Bernard

Monsieur,

Obligé de rentrer à Paris, je suis dans la nécessité de décliner l’aimable invitation que vous avez bien voulu m’adresser. Veuillez croire à tous mes regrets.

Votre bien sincèrement dévoué,

Poincaré

ALS 1p. Add. MS c.153/141, Trinity College Library, Cambridge.

Time-stamp: "15.11.2022 21:29"

Notes

1 The content of the letter suggests that it was written on the occasion of an invitation to Trinity College Cambridge, where Poincaré was awarded an honorary degree on 13 June 1900.