From C. F. Martins 5 July 1876
Summary
Richard Gordon’s French translation of Climbing plants [1877] is half printed.
In Martins’ Introduction to [Éd. Barbier’s translation of] Insectivorous plants [1877] he wants to include a complete bibliography of CD’s works: their extent is not generally known in France.
Author: | Charles Frédéric Martins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 July 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 62 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10557 |
From C. F. Martins 7 June 1877
Summary
All young intelligent French naturalists support CD. But the professors are afraid of being called materialists, atheists, or communists.
A paper of his ["Sur l’origine paléontologique", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 84 (1877): 534–7] met with silence, except from Bureau. If only France had become Protestant!
Author: | Charles Frédéric Martins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 63 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10990 |
From C. F. Martins 3 February 1872
Summary
CD’s views, on which he has lectured, will succeed with time.
Joachim Barrande’s refutation cannot be impartial because he is a devout Catholic.
Many young French naturalists support CD but are silent for fear of their jobs. Houget has been reprimanded for his Darwinism.
Author: | Charles Frédéric Martins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8197 |
From C. F. Martins 23 June 1873
Summary
CM and Henri Sicard have given what CM thinks is the first zoology course in France based on descent of species.
In Rome he was struck by ancient Greek statues of mythical figures which use the idea of environmental influence. Ascribes these ideas to both CD and Lamarck.
Author: | Charles Frédéric Martins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 June 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 61 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8947 |
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