To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 13 May 1879
Bassett | Southampton
May 13. 79
My dear Sanderson,
I have been astonished by the announcement yesterday that the R. Coll of Physns has awarded me the Baly Medal; & I am asked to attend to receive it after the Harveian Oration.1 I mention this because I have thought that you could give me some idea how long the oration lasts, & at what hour it takes place; for I am not a little afraid of the exertion. Am I expected to make any speech & if so would a few words suffice? Any information would be gratefully received. Who was Baly was he the translator of Müller?2
Pray forgive me for applying to you in my perplexity.
Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Müller, Johannes. 1833–7. Handbuch der Physiologie des Menschen für Vorlesungen. 2 vols. Coblenz: J. Holscher.
Müller, Johannes. 1838–42. Elements of physiology. Translated from the German by William Baly. 2 vols. London: Taylor and Walton.
Summary
CD astonished at receiving the Baly Medal of the Royal College of Physicians.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12050
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-23)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12050,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12050.xml
