From Heinrich Koch 31 October 1871
Der Psychologische Verein zu Dresden.
31. Octbr 1871
Honored Sir
In our meeting 27. October it has been resolved that the lectures read by the undersigned shall be printed and sent to you as a sign of respect towards a man, who goes before his time; “a citizen of Those that are to come”.1
It is no easy task to tell the multitude that their descent is not of Gods; nevertheless we are going forward.
In the hope to receive an answer for our last letter, we remain, great master, | respectfully | by the secretary: Heinrich Koch
Please adress to Mr. Heinrich Koch, secretary of the Psychological Society Dresden, 4 Reinhardt Strasse
Footnotes
Summary
Is sending some lectures as a sign of his society’s respect for CD and his work.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8037
- From
- Heinrich Koch
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Dresden
- Source of text
- DAR 169: 47
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8037,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8037.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
