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From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía1   16 January 1878

Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Madrid

En atencion à los eminentes servicios prestados á la ciencia por Don C. Darwin y de conformidad con lo preceptuado en el parrafo 6o. articulo 19. de los Estatutos de esta Institucion, la Junta Facultativa que tengo la honra de presidir acordó por unanimidad en sesion de 29 de Noviember de 1877 nombrarle “Profesor honorario”.2

Y en representacion de dicha Junta se espide el presente documento.

Madrid 16 de Enero de 1878.

El Rector. E Montero Rios

El Secretario. Jacinto Mesía

Al Sr. Profesor Don. C. Darwin.

Footnotes

1
For a translation of this letter, see Appendix I.
2
The Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Free Institute of Education) was founded in 1876 in Madrid by a group of university professors who wanted to provide education unrestricted by religious or political dogma (Jiménez-Landi 1996, vol. 2). See also letter from Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos, 12 August 1878, and letter from Laureano Figuerola Ballester, 28 November 1878.

Bibliography

Jiménez-Landi, Antonio. 1996. La Institución Libre de Enseñanza y su ambiente. 4 vols. Madrid: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Universidad de Barcelona; Universidad de Castille–La Mancha.

Translation

From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía1   16 January 1878

Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Madrid

In recognition of the eminent services rendered to science by Sir C. Darwin, and in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 6. article 19. of the Statutes of this Institution, the Faculty Board that I have the honour of presiding over agreed unanimously in its 29 November 1877 session to name him ‘honorary professor’.2

And on behalf of the said board this present document is issued.

Madrid 16 January 1878.

The rector. E Montero Rios

The secretary. Jacinto Mesía

To Professor Sir C. Darwin

Footnotes

1
For a transcription of this letter in its original Spanish, see Transcript.
2
The Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Free Institute of Education) was founded in 1876 in Madrid by a group of university professors who wanted to provide education unrestricted by religious or political dogma (Jiménez-Landi 1996, vol. 2). See also letter from Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos, 12 August 1878, and letter from Laureano Figuerola Ballester, 28 November 1878.

Bibliography

Jiménez-Landi, Antonio. 1996. La Institución Libre de Enseñanza y su ambiente. 4 vols. Madrid: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Universidad de Barcelona; Universidad de Castille–La Mancha.

Summary

CD elected an honorary professor of the Institucion Libre de Enseñanza.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11321A
From
Eugenio María (Eugenio) Montero Ríos; Jacinto Mesía
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Madrid
Source of text
DAR 230: 58
Physical description
LS 1p (Spanish)

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11321A,” accessed on 14 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11321A.xml

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