From J. V. Carus 18 April 1870
Summary
Regrets he cannot come to Down on day suggested.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 75 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7166 |
To Rudolf Albert von Kölliker 18 April [1870]
Summary
Has sent off specimens of Virgularia but fears they are in bad state. He could not find his dried specimens. Encloses notes that can be relied upon but may be of little use.
Also encloses a memorandum for Prof. K. G. Semper.
CD thinks Alcide d’Orbigny may have given name of Virgularia patagonica.
CD enjoyed RAvK’s recent visit [see 7164].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Rudolf Albert von Kölliker |
| Date: | 18 Apr [1870] |
| Classmark: | John Gittleman (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7166A |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Kölliker, R. A. von | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Kölliker, R. A. von | (1) |
4.18 'Figaro' chromolithograph 1
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< Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’s French-born artist Faustin Betbeder (known as Faustin), Darwin holds up a mirror reflecting himself and the startled ape sitting beside him. Their hairy bodies, seen against a background of palm…
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William Darwin Fox
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Charles Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1824, three years before Darwin; the two men became close friends. They corresponded throughout their lives, exchanging accounts of their growing families…
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St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
