From Friedrich Rolle 26 January 1863
Summary
Pleased that his book, Ch. Darwin’s Lehre [1863], has CD’s approval.
FR formerly a geologist, now a dealer in natural history objects.
Most active supporter of CD’s theory is Gustav Jäger in Vienna.
FR regards fossil Hipparion as a link between horse and pachyderms.
Author: | Friedrich Rolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Jan 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 201 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3947 |
From Friedrich Rolle 28 January 1866
Summary
Last fascicles of FR’s book Der Mensch [1866] being sent.
Finds roots of human race in Negroes of Africa, Bushmen of South Africa and New Guinea, and short-headed peoples of south Asia.
Has translated natural selection as natürliche Auslese.
Ludwig Rütimeyer active in developing the descent of mammals.
Author: | Friedrich Rolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Jan 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 202 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4986 |
From Friedrich Rolle 12 April 1866
Summary
Gustav von Leonhard and Hans Bruno Geinitz’s Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie [1862–79] unfriendly to CD’s theory.
Lists various German publications dealing with CD’s theory.
Author: | Friedrich Rolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Apr 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 203 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5055 |
From Friedrich Rolle 28 May 1868
Summary
Questions CD’s view in Variation that Torfschwein formerly ranged from Europe to China.
Cites numerous German publications relating to CD’s theory.
Author: | Friedrich Rolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 May 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 204 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6213 |
From Friedrich Rolle 20 November 1868
Summary
Has little information about hens with spurs. Encloses information from Robert Oettel and C. F. Friderich, and from J. F. Blumenbach’s Vergleichende Anatomie [1805]. Recommends various German publications.
Author: | Friedrich Rolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Nov 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 205 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6468 |
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