To Ernst Haeckel 6 February [1868]
Summary
Delighted to hear of success of EH’s lectures.
Ernest Faivre [La variabilité des espèces (1868)] sees no reason to favour common descent of allied species.
Asks EH to pass German edition of Variation on to Gegenbaur.
Comments on work of Miklucho[-Maclay], Dohrn, and Bleek.
Has begun work on Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 6 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/16) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5841 |
To Ernst Haeckel 30 March [1868]
Summary
Now understands importance of swim-bladder in selachians. Always imagined animal like Lepidosiren was parent form of vertebrates.
Has been nearly a month in London, collecting facts on sexual selection from breeders and at Zoological Gardens.
Astonished at hybrid of rabbit and hare. Is it certain that work was done with hare?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 30 Mar [1868] |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/17) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6070 |
To Ernst Haeckel 3 July 1868
Summary
Thanks for two small works.
Will read essay on man [Entstehung des Menschengeschlechts] with much interest.
Generelle Morphologie reviewed by G. Bentham ["Anniversary Address", Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (1867–8): lviii–c].
Extremely sceptical of hare–rabbit hybrid.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 3 July 1868 |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1:1–52/18) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6265 |
To Ernst Haeckel 7 November 1868
Summary
Thanks for [Natürliche] Schöpfungsgeschichte [1868]. "What an indomitable worker you are."
Agrees with EH’s Entstehung des Menschengeschlechts [1868].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 7 Nov 1868 |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/19) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6450 |
To Ernst Haeckel 19 November 1868
Summary
Congratulates EH on birth of child.
Mentions projected translation of Generelle Morphologie.
Comments on EH’s last book [Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte]. Criticises EH’s statements on palaeontology.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 19 Nov 1868 |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/20) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6466 |
To Ernst Haeckel 20 December 1868
Summary
Concerning death of August Schleicher.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 20 Dec 1868 |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/21) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6509 |