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Photograph album of German and Austrian scientists
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The album was sent to Darwin to mark his birthday on 12 February 1877 by the civil servant Emil Rade, and contained 165 portraits of German and Austrian scientists. The work was lavishly produced and bound in blue velvet with metal embossing. Its ornate…
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- … civil servant Emil Rade , and contained 165 portraits of German and Austrian scientists. The work …
- … Most of the people in the album were faculty members of German and Austrian universities. They were …
- … his wife Carolina. Eduard Koch took over as Darwin's German publisher in 1867 and published …
- … have been particularly delighted to see the picture of the German schoolteacher and botanist Hermann …
- … the science writer Ernst Krause, who edited Kosmos , a German journal of natural history …
- … of Darwin after it had been produced, including the German geologist, Melchior Neumayr , and the …
- … Wiesner . Missing people Some of Darwin's German colleagues were missing from …
- … Victor Carus, who had translated most of Darwin's works into German, wrote that he had not sent …
- … been a much better token of gratitude and devotion, if we German Naturalists would have presented to …
- … you, most esteemed Sir, will kindly incorporate it in the German album ( Letter from Carl Kraus …
German and Dutch photograph albums
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Darwin Day 2018: To celebrate Darwin's 209th birthday, we present two lavishly produced albums of portrait photographs which Darwin received from continental admirers 141 years ago. These unusual gifts from Germany and the Netherlands are made…
German poems presented to Darwin
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Experiments in deepest reverence The following poems were enclosed with a photograph album sent as a birthday gift to Charles Darwin by his German and Austrian admirers (see letter from From Emil Rade, [before 16] February 1877). The poems were…
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- … album sent as a birthday gift to Charles Darwin by his German and Austrian admirers (see letter …
- … Faith and knowledge An old German proverb says: Trust, if you must. Do you …
- … esteemed Sir! With the enclosed celebratory gift, German representatives of free scientific …
- … Allow me, who has managed to gather together the flower of German researchers in this homage to your …
- … Art). 5. The album contained 165 photographs of German and Austrian scientists. Seventeen …
People featured in the German and Austrian photograph album
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Biographical details of people from the Habsburg Empire that appeared in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Johannes Mattes for providing these details and for permission to make his…
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- … from the Habsburg Empire that appeared in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin …
4.38 Franz Goedecker, caricature
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< Back to Introduction In a caricature by the German artist Franz Goedecker, Darwin stands in front of a desk, confronting a monkey with a face resembling his own. It holds his book on earthworms, and is squatting on a copy of a German translation,…
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- … < Back to Introduction In a caricature by the German artist Franz Goedecker, Darwin …
- … his book on earthworms, and is squatting on a copy of a German translation, Erden Wuermer , …
- … also apparently took part in satirical performances at the German Athenaeum Club in London, and is …
- … subsequently. Renate Burgess, Portraits of Doctors and Scientists in the Wellcome Institute …
Interview with Pietro Corsi
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Pietro Corsi is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oxford. His book Evolution Before Darwin is due to be published in 2010 by Oxford University Press. Date of interview: 17 July 2009 Transcription 1: Introduction …
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- … writing for him, articles showing the close link between German embryology and Saint-Hilaire and …
- … of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who had been to Germany and knew German anatomy but also knew [Immanuel] …
- … in succession, is a bit ridiculous. So, for instance, a German author, who will be the first …
- … 6: The portrayal of Darwin among French scientists Dr White: I think I’ll just …
- … debate. But the question of amateurs versus professional scientists? I think it’s very important to …
- … about decline! They say, Which is our model?, the French scientists. In France, scientists have …
- … [John] Dalton and I don’t remember who? [These] four scientists are knighted. So that’s an …
- … could claim that they were doing top science. French scientists had been saying, There is only one …
- … become President of the Republic, for instance, or great scientists. So what they saw as the …
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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- … < Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a …
- … visionary plan: to provide a research centre where visiting scientists from all nations could study …
- … and operation of the Stazione ultimately came from the German imperial and state governments, …
- … his project credibility and status in the eyes of fellow scientists. Furthermore, having been …
- … it brought together the likenesses of the two great scientists and the Mediterranean sea-life which, …
- … Sept. 1871, explaining his need to garner support from other scientists, and soliciting Darwin’s …
- … plans that he and Darwin had made to approach other British scientists for urgently needed financial …
4.27 'Four founders of Darwinismus'
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< Back to Introduction In 1869-70 Darwin had declined to be photographed with Alfred Russel Wallace for a German publication, whose author had intended to show them as joint discoverers of natural selection. However, in 1873 he suffered a much…
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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- … Francis obtained a new microscope for his father from a German firm, and sent a copy of the …
- … wrote in May to request permission to translate it into German. Darwin was vexed, and begged his …
- … 28 May 1873 ). Supporting science, supporting scientists For a number of years, …
- … habitats. Dohrn had been pursuing financial support from the German state and scientific …
- … of religious readings of his theory. He received a book of German poems expressing “the high and …
4.44 'Puck' cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction In March 1882, a month before Darwin’s death, an admiring image of him appeared in the American comic journal Puck. It was in a cartoon drawn by Joseph Keppler, Puck’s co-publisher, co-editor and chief cartoonist, titled Reason…
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- … Haeckel and Tyndall, and behind them famous philosophers and scientists of earlier centuries. These …
- … as did its printers. In fact, Puck started in 1876 as a German-language publication, but was …
- … the combination of cartooning with bold caricature was a German tradition, now introduced to America …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … and consoled himself by sending the paper to the eminent German botanist Ferdinand Julius Cohn, who …
- … Translations of Darwin’s paper were prepared in French and German even before it was published in …
- … later sent his article and copies of Kosmos covering the German debate (letters to W. E. …
- … from W. E. Gladstone, 23 October 1877 ). Gifts of German and Dutch albums When the …
- … when Darwin received a large album with photographs of German and Austrian scientists. Production of …
- … before 16 February , he described the contributors as ‘German representatives of free scientific …
- … on the backs of slugs’ (Semper 1877b), to him. The German album had been in the making for …
- … facts and more dubious claims about human ancestry. The German zoologist and physician Carl Theodor …
Charles Darwin: A Life in Letters
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The Darwin Correspondence Project goes to New York! Until 5 August, New York Public Library is hosting an exhibition about Darwin's life and work to celebrate the completion of the Darwin Correspondence Project.
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- … laid the groundwork for evolutionary biology and the way scientists look at the world today. Through …
- … and engaging, mix science and gossip. Darwin counted many scientists, amateur and professional, as …
- … in his story and the history of his time: the German woman who taught his children; the formerly …
4.4 Thomas Huxley, caricature sketch
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< Back to Introduction This amusing sketch signed by Thomas Huxley is in a letter that he wrote to Darwin on 20 July 1868. By the late 1860s, Origin of Species had given rise to extreme adulation of Darwin on the part of some of the younger German…
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- … adulation of Darwin on the part of some of the younger German scientists. Ernst Haeckel, the …
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … through Europe, Darwin negotiated, in addition to a second German edition of Origin , a German …
- … at Darwin’s request to judge of its suitability for a German audience, he began translating it …
- … ), and in November he received a copy of a book by the German materialist Ludwig Büchner (Büchner …
- … Büchner, 17 November [1862] ). Among the foreign scientists whom Darwin hoped to interest in …
Was Darwin an ecologist?
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One of the most fascinating aspects of Charles Darwin’s correspondence is the extent to which the experiments he performed at his home in Down, in the English county of Kent, seem to prefigure modern scientific work in ecology.
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- … could seem suspect to some observers. For example, the German botanist Julius von Sachs, who headed …
- … in a name? The term ‘ecology’ was coined by the German scientist and theorist Ernst Haeckel …
- … think they are doing usually plays an important part. Since scientists tend to identify strongly …
- … A picture of change and relatedness was emerging, and many scientists became convinced that species …
- … of law. London: Alexander Strahan. Haeckel, Ernst. German zoologist. Hobbes, Thomas. …
3.12 Edwards, second group of photos
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< Back to Introduction Despite the prior difficulties experienced by both photographer and sitter, it is evident that Ernest Edwards portrayed Darwin again in the late 1860s; but exactly when and in what circumstances is not known. There are strong…
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- … the National Portrait Gallery, in a page given over to great scientists and engineers, mainly in …
- … Wallace wrote to him in December 1869 to report that a young German scientist, Adolf Bernhard Meyer, …
What did Darwin believe?
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What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of his theory of evolution for religious faith? These questions were asked again and again in the years following the publication of Origin of species (1859). They are…
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- … species (1859). They are still asked today by scholars, scientists, students, and religious …
- … followed the Darwin role model. Darwin’s leading German supporter, Ernst Haeckel, complained …
- … present time (London: Elliot Stock). Haeckel, Ernst. German zoologist. Heathorn, …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … negotiating for possible American, French, and German editions. In particular, he rejoiced in the …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 May 1859 ). Among the older scientists, only Leonard Horner gave his …
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 to Francis Darwin, [17 September 1874] ), and the German botanist Ferdinand Cohn provided …
- … French translation of Expression . Darwin’s German translator, Julius Victor Carus, and …
- … proposed to bring out an edition of his collected works in German. Darwin’s books were selling well …
- … was ‘like a goose’ for thinking he could not weary the German public ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, …
- … the diverse reception of Darwin’s work. His controversial German admirer, Ernst Haeckel, sent the …
- … was put to work in surprising contexts, and when the German philosopher Carl du Prel sent his book …
- … between science and religion through a historical survey of scientists’ engagement with …
