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Charles Thomas Whitley

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Born in Liverpool in 1808, Charles Thomas Whitley, like Darwin, attended Shrewsbury School and then Cambridge University where they were clearly very close, exchanging letters during the summer holidays. Whitley was a mathematician, a subject that held…

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  • … very close, exchanging letters during the summer holidays. Whitley was a mathematician, a subject …
  • … which in later years Darwin often mentioned nostalgically. Whitley encouraged a taste for art in …
  • … visits to the Fitzwilliam Museum ( Autobiography p. 61). Whitley was also a fellow-member of the …
  • … two drifted apart as Darwin went off on his adventure and Whitley threw himself into the early days …
  • … administrative roles, until 1855. He had married his cousin Frances Whitley in 1836 (having to give …
  • … not to mention being a skillful whist player. Whitley had been ordained deacon in 1835 and …

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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  • … Alison, R. E. (2) Allen, Frances (1) …
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