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Thomas William Wood

1833–82

Artist and illustrator. Son of Thomas William Wood, auctioneer, and his wife Elizabeth, of Chatham, Kent. Apprenticed to a chemist in Chatham, 1851. Artist in London from at least 1861. Made some animal illustrations for Descent 2d ed. and Expression.

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1841 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/487/8/50/22), 1851 (HO107/1610/334/7), 1861 (RG9/97/150/38), 1871 (RG10/205/37/66), 1881 (RG11/49/91/40)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 17 November 2017)

England, select births and christenings, 1538-1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 17 November 2017)

Tort 1996

Bibliography

Tort, Patrick. 1996. Dictionnaire du Darwinisme et de l’evolution. 3 vols. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

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