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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … celebration. A telegram sent on the day from the Naples Zoological Station conveyed ‘warmest …
2.6 Adolf von Hildebrand bust
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< Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of Darwin for the ‘fresco room’ of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long association between the two…
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- … of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long …
- … complexity of the building that was taking shape in Naples in the mid-1870s – for Dohrn knew that …
- … The huge aquarium and laboratory tanks in Naples allowed biologists unique scope to experiment on …
- … physical location Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples accession or collection number …
- … as Secretary of the BAAS’s Committee for the Foundation of Zoological Stations: DCP-LETT-8481, and …
- … DCP-LETT-9845 and DCP-LETT-10101. ‘Inauguration of the Zoological Station of Naples’, Nature 12 …
- … 218, 220). Christiane Groeben and Irmgard Müller, The Naples Zoological Station at the Time of …
- … Groeben (eds), Art as Autobiography: Hans von Marées (Naples: publications of the Stazione …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … ( letter from W. G. Walker, 6 December 1874 ). The Zoological Station at Naples …
- … arose. He continued to provide support to Anton Dohrn’s Zoological Station at Naples, which had got …
- … would allow him to accept a public subscription for the Zoological Station and that Dohrn was …
- … replied from his sickbed mentioning a photograph of the station to be sent to Darwin by Francis …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Müller, Johannes (1) Naples Zoological Station (1) …
- … Zincke, F. B. (8) Zoological Society (1) …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … to alleviate the financial troubles of Anton Dohrn’s Zoological Station at Naples. Plants …
- … Anton Dohrn, and had supported his efforts to establish a Zoological Station at Naples for students …
- … with one of his contractors, so that the future of the station was now in jeopardy. Balfour …
- … at the table with the commander in chief of the Pacific Station were held out as enticements. Darwin …
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … great effect in England’. Dohrn, who was setting up the Zoological Station in Naples, and others …
- … written to report on progress in the establishment of the Naples Zoological Station, was scathing in …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … zoologist Anton Dohrn solicited Darwin’s support for a new zoological station on the Mediterranean …
