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Gaston de Saporta
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The human-like qualities of great apes have always been a source of scientific and popular fascination, and no less in the Victorian period than in any other. Darwin himself, of course, marshalled similarities in physiology, behaviour and emotional…
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- … evidence? Correspondence between Charles Darwin and Gaston de Saporta, a French paleobotanist …
- … argued for too close a common ancestry for man and monkey, de Saporta identified two key pieces of …
- … In his reply , Darwin graciously thanked de Saporta for “the trouble which you have taken in …
- … It’s no accident that Darwin did not acknowledge de Saporta’s point about menstruation or its …
- … often verged on the sensational: George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, the famed eighteenth-century …
- … Within the context of 19th-century debate over evolution, de Saporta’s view on Descent suggests …
- … indeed it calls up for readers today), the issue raised by de Saporta hit uncomfortably close to …
- … John Murray, 1872. George Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, Histoire naturelle, générale …
Volume appendices
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Here is a list of the appendices from the print volumes of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin with links to adapted online versions where they are available. Appendix I in each volume contains translations of letters in foreign languages and these can…
William B. Bowles
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As a famous figure in the debates surrounding human evolution, Darwin could be something of a lightning rod for eccentric thinkers with their own ideas about his theories. The idea of a “missing link” compelled one such enthusiast to write to him about the…
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … circle of expert naturalists. The Swiss botanist Alphonse de Candolle described on 6 July the …
- … ( letter from Ernest Faivre, 7 April 1868 ). Armand de Quatrefages, who had also criticised Darwin …
- … are destined to renew the natural sciences entirely.’ Gaston de Saporta similarly hoped that his own …
- … have raised and regard you as their leader’ ( letter from Gaston de Saporta, 6 September 1868 ). …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … J. W. (1) Abney, W. de W. (3) …
- … Richard (1) Bary, Anton de (4) …
- … Henry (1) Bonnal, Marcellin de (1) …
- … (3) Bosquet, J. A. H. de (11) Bostock, John …
- … W. M. (5) Candolle, Alphonse de (39) …
- … Churton, Thomas (1) Claparède, Edouard (2) …
- … Dawson, James (2) De Salis, W. A. F. (1) …
- … Egan, James (2) Egerton, P. de M. G.- (3) …
- … Eisen, G. A. (1) Elie de Beaumont, Léonce (1) …
- … P. (2) Fleurière, Napoleon de la (1) …
- … Mr (2) Fonblanque, E. B. de (1) …
- … Society (1) François de Chaumont, F. S. B. (10) …
- … Gillman, Henry (2) Giner de los Ríos, Hermenegildo (1) …
- … E. (1) Grateloup, J. P. S. de (1) …
- … George (3) Grey, Thomas de (1) …
- … Houston, J. L. (1) Houzeau de Lehaie, Auguste (1) …
- … J. C. E. (1) Koninck, L.-G. De (2) …
- … (1) Lacaze-Duthiers, F. J. H. de (2) Lacy, …
- … Charles (1) Pictet de la Rive, F. J. (5) …
- … Review (1) Quatrefages de Bréau, Armand de Quatrefages (29 …
- … P. S. (1) Robillard, Victor de (2) …
- … Sanguinetti, H. S. (1) Saporta, Gaston de (21) …
- … (1) Saussure, H. L. F. de (3) Savile, B. W. …
- … (1) Sismondi, J. C. L. S. de (1) Sismondi, …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … than close friends, Darwin was more circumspect; he told Gaston de Saporta, ‘ I am at present …
- … when there were conflicts. After reading a paper by Hugo de Vries in which the author remarked that …
- … could have been so much at odds ( letter to Hugo de Vries 13 February 1879 ). He was reassured by …
- … also mentioned he wanted to visit the laboratory of Anton de Bary in Strasbourg on his way home. …
- … in the Lake District, Darwin received a long letter from De Vries detailing his latest research on …
- … & refer to your evidence before the Spring ’. Luckily, De Vries published two papers in 1879 …
- … Just before he left, he received a copy of Alphonse de Candolle’s Phytographie (A. de Candolle …
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … mammoth and cave bear ( see letter from Jacques Boucher de Perthes, 23 June 1863 ). Although …
- … ( Origin , p. 484). Owen preferred Jean Baptiste de Lamarck’s explanation of the origin of life: …
- … Appendix III), and of the Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel ( see letter from La Société …
- … but he was happy that the respected Swiss botanist Alphonse de Candolle sent information on the …
- … in France. Candolle had sent his monograph on oaks (A. de Candolle 1862b), which included a …
- … called ‘prudent reservations’ ( letters to Alphonse de Candolle, 14 January [1863] and 31 …
