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Darwin Correspondence Project

To the curators of patronage, Edinburgh University   28 February 1879

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Feb. 28— 1879

I have read at different times several papers written by Professor E. Perceval Wright, & they have impressed me with a high opinion of his abilities & great zeal for Natural Science.—1

Charles Darwin

Footnotes

CD enclosed this testimonial for Edward Perceval Wright’s application for the chair of botany at the University of Edinburgh with his letter to Wright of 28 February [1879]. The chair was awarded by the curators of patronage, Edinburgh University.

Summary

CD has read several papers by E. Perceval Wright and has a high opinion of his abilities and great zeal for natural science.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11909
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Edinburgh University
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (July 1994)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11909,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11909.xml

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