To E. H. Giglioli 6 February [1873]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Feb. 6th.
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged to you for your kindness in having sent me your studies on the skull of the Chimpanzee.2 This subject is most important & interesting; but I grieve to say that I cannot read Italian: I will, however, get my wife to translate parts to me.––
With my best thanks & all good wishes, I remain | Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Giglioli, Enrico Hillyer. 1872. Studii craniologici sui cimpanzé. Genoa: R. Instituto Sordo-muti.
Summary
Thanks his Italian colleague for articles on the skull of a chimpanzee.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8201A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Enrico Hillyer Giglioli
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Andrusier Autographs (dealer) (22 November 2013)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8201A,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8201A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement) and 21
