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Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … respectively. In January, Darwin corresponded with George John Romanes about new varieties of …
- … This was confirmed by one of his correspondents. A clerk, George Frederick Crawte, recounted a …
- … transit of Venus on an expedition to Queensland, Australia. George’s recent work had been highly …
- … Robert Stawell Ball that was printed in Nature declared George ‘the discoverer of tidal …
- … the great judges think highly of the work … I believe that George will some day be a great …
- … family and close friends grew worried. Letters were sent to George, who was soon to return from …
- … 3 April 1882 ). He sent a cheque for a memorial to the late George Rolleston ( letter to H. N. …
- … carried him off the next day. Henrietta immediately wrote to George, who had visited Down on 11 …
- … a rare declaration on the origins of life to the chemist George Warington, who was keen to reconcile …
- … to remain each man’s private property’ ( letter to George Warington, 11 October [1867] ). …
- … One of Darwin’s other great loves, dogs, was indulged by George Cupples, a writer and experienced …
- … can assure you, we will all make much of him’ ( letter to George Cupples, 20 September [1870] ). …
- … was used by Darwin against his most aggressive critic, St George Jackson Mivart, who claimed that …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Benson, W. H. (2) Bentham, George (66) …
- … Browne, Walter (6) Brownen, George (1) …
- … Bush, John (3) Busk, George (18) …
- … Claus, C. F. (9) Clendon, George, Jr (1) …
- … Crookes, William (1) Cross, George (5) …
- … Cupples, A. J. (2) Cupples, George (56) …
- … Alexander (1) Dickie, George (3) …
- … Fox, W. D. (225) Francis, George (1) …
- … F. S. B. (10) Fraser, George (3) …
- … Gibbons, W. H. S. (1) Gibbs, George (1) …
- … Gordon, C. G. (1) Gordon, George (a) (3) …
- … Grenville, G. N. (1) Grey, George (3) …
- … Grove, G. (1) Grove, George (1) …
- … Gull, W. W. (1) Gulliver, George (3) …
- … Harris, G. E. (2) Harris, George (5) …
- … Hensgen, Carl (1) Henslow, George (37) …
- … Friedrich (39) Hill, George Birkbeck (1) …
- … Hoddick, Fritz (1) Hodgskin, George (1) …
- … Hooker, W. J. (9) Hookham, George (1) …
- … F. B. (1) Johnston, George (2) Jones …
- … King, Frederick (2) King, George (17) …
- … Maudsley, Henry (3) Maw, George (29) …
- … Morris, John (1) Morrish, George (1) …
- … Newman, H. W. (1) Newport, George (2) …
- … Pattrick, R. S. (1) Paul, George (1) …
- … Frederick (7) Ransome, George (3) …
- … Simon, John (1) Simpson, George (1) …
2.28 Couper bust in Cambridge
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< Back to Introduction In June 1909 the University of Cambridge, Darwin’s alma mater, staged an international event to mark the centenary of his birth and the fifty years’ anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species. Over four hundred…
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- … ‘colossal’ bust in Cambridge was lukewarm at best. While George Darwin praised it as a good likeness …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
