To Wilhelm Breitenbach 13 February 1880
Summary
Thanks society of students at Jena for birthday congratulations.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Date: | 13 Feb 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 143 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12477 |
To Wilhelm Breitenbach 21 September 1880
Summary
Comments on WB’s paper ["Über Variabilitäts-Erscheinungen an den Blüthen von Primula elatior und eine Anwendung des biogenetischen Grundgesetzes", Bot. Ztg. 38 (1880): 577–80].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Date: | 21 Sept 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 144 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12719 |
To Wilhelm Breitenbach 20 [June] 1881
Summary
Glad WB has arrived in Brazil. Suggests study of insects and study of fertilisation in Melastomataceae. Want of books is not a serious evil.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Date: | 20 [June] 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 145 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13021 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 26 July 1876
Summary
Observations on pollinia of Orchis maculata
and on Primula elatior. [On latter, see Forms of flowers, p. 34.]
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 July 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 111: B50–4; DAR 160: 290 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10566 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 11 September 1876
Summary
His research on Orchis maculata.
Discusses effect of disuse of anthers in Salvia officinalis.
Pleased CD can use his observations on Primula elatior.
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Sept 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 292 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10595 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 19 September 1877
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Sept 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 291 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11145 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 17 April 1879
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 293 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11999 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 10 February 1880
Summary
Describes formation of student nature study club at the University of Jena. Sends birthday greetings from the club.
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Feb 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 294 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12470 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach [before 20 June 1881]
Summary
Arrived in Brazil three months ago. Studying insects and plants, but work suffers from lack of scientific literature.
Fritz Müller has written to him to observe relations between ants and plants.
Writing popular articles about evolution for German newspaper in Brazil.
Sends paper from Kosmos.
Expects to spend several years in Brazil.
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 20 June 1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 202: 16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12962 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 9 September 1881
Summary
Thanks for gift of Movement in plants.
Plans botanical research in Brazil.
Hermann von Jhering is conducting experiments on snakes.
WB obliged to work as newspaper correspondent.
Plans breeding experiments on dimorphic plants.
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 295 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13325 |
From Wilhelm Breitenbach 22 February 1882
Summary
Describes his collections and research on Brazilian insects, especially Orthoptera. Comments on insect phylogeny.
Author: | Wilhelm Breitenbach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Feb 1882 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 296 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13700 |
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Breitenbach, Wilhelm | (8) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
Breitenbach, Wilhelm | (3) |