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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’, …
- … 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, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition …
- … that is something’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [22 January 1869] ). Much of the remainder of …
- … to be the case’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 January 1869 ). Hooker went straight to a crucial …
- … probable’ (see also letter to A. R. Wallace, 22 January [1869] , and letter from A. R. Wallace, …
- … in distribution’ ( letter to James Croll, 31 January [1869] ). Darwin had argued ( Origin , pp. …
- … formation’ ( letter to James Croll, 31 January [1869] ). Croll could not supply Darwin with an …
- … have got that yet’ ( letter from James Croll, 4 February 1869 ). Darwin did not directly …
- … towards [Thomson]’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 19 March [1869] ). Towards Descent …
- … ‘everlasting old Origin’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 1 June [1869] ), he was able to return to work on …
- … ( letter from Robert Elliot to George Cupples, 21 June 1869 ). Details on mating behaviour …
- … in the garden ( letter from Frederick Smith, 8 October 1869 ). Albert Günther, assistant in the …
- … varieties ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 25 February [1869] ). The data contined to …
- … cocks & hens.—’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 November [1869] ). Yet completion of the work was …
- … for Descent . Researching emotion In 1869, Darwin still expected that Descent …
- … hatred—’ ( from Asa Gray and J. L. Gray, 8 and 9 May [1869] ). James Crichton-Browne and …
- … ( enclosure to letter from Henry Maudsley, 20 May 1869 ). Darwin had often complained of the …
- … in regard to Man’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 ). More remarkable still were Wallace …
- … seem to you like some mental hallucination’ ( 18 April 1869 ). Since his marriage to Annie …
- … (Wallace 1869a; letter to A. R. Wallace, 22 March [1869] ), and scolded him for again being too …
- … demands justice’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 ). Proceeding on all fronts …
- … South American cordillera ( letter to Charles Lyell, 20 May 1869 ), and fossil discoveries in …
- … investigated in depth ( letter from C. F. Claus, 6 February 1869 ). In a letter to the Gardeners …
- … of the soil ( letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle , 9 May [1869] ). In March, Darwin received …
- … Spiridion Brusina, 29 April 1869 ). The German zoologist Anton Dohrn solicited Darwin’s support for …
- … remains an important institution to this day ( letter from Anton Dohrn, 30 December 1869 ). …
- … a hermit I am able to work some hours daily’ ( letter to Anton Dohrn, 4 January 1870 ). Darwin’s …
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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- … generous Darwin by his previous anonymous attacks ([Mivart] 1869; 1871c). In his review, Mivart …
- … 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's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
