To William Preyer 8 July 1877
Summary
Discusses inheritance.
Has WP heard of Douglas Spalding’s experiments of blindfolding chickens ["Instinct – with original observations on young animals", Rep. BAAS 42 (1872): 141–3]?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 8 July 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 268–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11042 |
To William Preyer 25 January 1878
Summary
Thanks WP for election [as honorary member of the Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Gessellschaft zu Jena].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 25 Jan 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 269 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11331 |
To William Preyer 27 November 1880
Summary
Will send copy of Movement in plants.
Encloses copies of articles [unspecified].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 27 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 270 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12867 |
To William Preyer 28 October 1881
Summary
Thanks WP for copy of his Die Seele des Kindes [1882].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 28 Oct 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 271 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13438 |
To William Thierry Preyer 31 March 1868
Summary
Glad to hear that WP defends species transmutation. German support is the chief reason to hope that their views will prevail.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 31 Mar 1868 |
Classmark: | LL 3: 88 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6075 |
To William Thierry Preyer [before 21 March 1869]
Summary
Replies to inquiries about his life and career.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | [before 21 Mar 1869] |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 262–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6540 |
To W. T. Preyer 29 March 1869
Summary
Congratulates WP on the success of his lectures.
Discusses the phrase "struggle for existence".
Sends a list of his papers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 29 Mar 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 254–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6687 |
To W. T. Preyer 17 February [1870]
Summary
Comments on effects of prussic acid on different individuals of the same species and other physiological research by WP.
Provides information about his studies in Edinburgh and Cambridge and qualifications he had for Beagle voyage. Describes influence of R. E. Grant and J. S. Henslow.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 17 Feb [1870] |
Classmark: | Ralph Colp Jr (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7112 |
To W. T. Preyer 15 May 1870
Summary
Comments on WP’s biographical article on CD. Asks him to thank O. F. Peschel for his present of the publication [Das Ausland 2 Apr 1870].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 15 May 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 256–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7190 |
To William Preyer 30 April 1871
Summary
Is sending copy of Descent.
Thanks for copy of WP’s book [Die Blutkrystalle (1871)].
Discusses shape of external ear.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 30 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 265–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7729 |
To William Preyer 13 May 1871
Summary
Obliged for letter about human ear. Comments on ears and on E. R. Lankester’s idea about the ear-lobe.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 13 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 267–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7756 |