To William Sharpey 28 October [1860]
Summary
Testimonial for Daniel Oliver’s candidacy as Professor of Botany [DO was Professor of Botany, University College London, 1861–88].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Sharpey |
| Date: | 28 Oct [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 70 (EH) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2967 |
[Fisher, Lydia Jane.] 1869. Memoir of W. H. Harvey, M.D., F.R.S., etc., late professor of botany, Trinity College, Dublin. With selections from his journal and correspondence. London: Bell and Daldy.
Jenyns, Leonard. 1862. Memoir of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, late rector of Hitcham, and professor of botany in the University of Cambridge. London: John Van Voorst.
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