From Gerard Krefft [c. 1 November 1873?]
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 1 Nov 1873?] |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 115 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8834 |
From Gerard Krefft 3 May 1873
Summary
Suggests hopping lizards may show the connection between reptiles and birds as proposed by Huxley.
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 May 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 118 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8895 |
From Gerard Krefft [after 12 July 1873]
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 12 July 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 114 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8959 |
From Gerard Krefft 8 August 1873
Summary
Sends paper to be published in Sydney Mail on primitive man.
Sends lists of earth [castings] made by worms [see Earthworms, p. 127],
and a catalogue of Australian Lepidoptera.
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 119 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9002 |
From Gerard Krefft 6 September 1873
Summary
Proud of CD’s good opinion of him. He worked in a merchant’s office in Germany for many years. Emigrated to Australia as a gold-digger and took up natural history after he was 30.
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Sept 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 120 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9044 |
From Gerard Krefft 1 November 1873
Summary
Many insects visit Eucalyptus flowers as long as there is pollen to be seen. Asking his colleague, George Masters, to gather insects and flowers at Long Bay for CD.
Observations on wild New Guinea pig in captivity.
Will take CD’s advice to write a book.
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 121 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9124 |
From Gerard Krefft 3 November 1873
Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 122 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9129 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
Krefft, Gerard | (7) |