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2.6 Adolf von Hildebrand bust
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< Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of Darwin for the ‘fresco room’ of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long association between the two…
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- … to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of …
- … of a long association between the two men, prompted by Dohrn’s ‘deep Veneration’, as he put it, for …
- … over a period of some fifteen years (c.1867–1882), and Dohrn was invited to stay at Down House on …
- … to keep them alive for scrutiny over an extended period. Dohrn hoped it would be the first of many …
- … for the Advancement of Science, and Darwin himself bailed Dohrn out financially on at least two …
- … the reservation of work spaces in the laboratories. However, Dohrn never forgot Darwin’s ‘generous …
- … that was taking shape in Naples in the mid-1870s – for Dohrn knew that Darwin’s public support gave …
- … been introduced to Darwin’s ideas by Haeckel in Jena, Dohrn intended his Stazione to be a place …
- … but the building was not simply a functional structure. As Dohrn explained to a friend, there were …
- … the bust of Darwin on the basis of a photograph which Dohrn had asked Darwin to send. Wrapped in a …
- … two great scientists and the Mediterranean sea-life which, Dohrn believed, provided the best …
- … physical location Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples accession or collection number …
- … bust references and bibliography Dohrn’s letter to Darwin, 30 Nov. 1867: DCP …
- … in the project, which was given: DCP-LETT-7925 and 7926. Dohrn to Darwin, 21 Aug. 1872, writing in …
- … Darwin’s supportive reply, 24 Aug. [1872]: DCP-LETT-8486. Anton Dohrn, ‘The foundation of zoological …
- … Stations’, Nature 6 (29 August 1872), pp. 362–363. Dohrn, ‘The Zoological Station at Naples’, …
- … of £100, with another £20 from his sons, 7 March 1874: DCP-LETT-9338, and Dohrn’s grateful …
- … Müller, The Naples Zoological Station at the Time of Anton Dohrn , exhibition catalogue (Naples, …
- … 1987), pp. 39–64. Theodor Heuss, ed. Christiane Groeben, Anton Dohrn, A Life for Science (Berlin …
- … Groeben: the correspondence between Charles Darwin and Anton Dohrn’, History and Philosophy of the …
- … Marées (Naples: publications of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, 2008), pp. 93–104. …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 …
- … of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book came out in June with the …
- … Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did not retract his …
- … dog breeders (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material …
- … Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 ; letters …
- … islanders ( letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). One of the most significant …
- … enemy into a jelly’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 ). The technical nature of Huxley’s …
- … mind where it goes’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 April 1874 ). The second edition of …
- … when the occasion arose. He continued to provide support to Anton Dohrn’s Zoological Station at …
- … and £10 each from his sons George and Francis ( letter to Anton Dohrn, 7 March 1874 ). …
- … at a Royal Society of London soirée (see letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 , and letter to …
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … on 13 January , and he complained to the German zoologist Anton Dohrn on 3 February that Mivart’s …
- … ). Other correspondents were not so accommodating: Anton Dohrn, who had written to report on …
- … in his assessment of Wallace’s position ( letter from Anton Dohrn, 21 August 1872 ). Dohrn …
- … books, which Darwin gladly agreed to donate ( letter to Anton Dohrn, 24 August [1872] ). …
- … Ruck, the sister of an old schoolfriend; he married Amy in 1874. Francis, still a medical student …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous review in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, …
- … had also considered taking up the issue with Murray in 1874, even threatening to break off future …
- … laid to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a …
- … botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters …
- … A scientific friendship had developed between the men in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s …
- … white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing Pangenesis …
- … such as Ernst Haeckel, Fritz and Hermann Müller, and Anton Dohrn. Although the periodical …
- … with visiting positions under Haeckel at Jena and Dohrn at Naples. Darwin had expressed his desire …
- … had learned of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was …
