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Prize possessions: To Henry Denny, 17 January [1865]
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Between 1980 and 2018, I was honorary curator of the Alfred Denny Museum of Zoology in the University of Sheffield. One of our prize possessions was a letter from Darwin to Henry Denny, then curator and assistant secretary of the Literary and Philosophical…
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- … Between 1980 and 2018, I was honorary curator of the Alfred Denny Museum of Zoology in the …
- … In his letter, 17 January 1865 , Darwin asked Denny about the possibility of human body lice …
- … in 2000 and realising that the project had no record of Denny’s letters to Darwin, I sent copies. …
- … a wonderful link between the University of Sheffield, Henry and Alfred Denny and Charles Darwin, and …
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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- … James (c) (3) Anderson-Henry, Isaac (17) …
- … A. A. van (2) Bence Jones, Henry (8) …
- … E. M. (6) Bonham-Carter, Henry (1) …
- … Charles (2) Bradshaw, Henry (1) …
- … Cattell, John (3) Cecil, Henry (2) …
- … A. A. L. P. (2) Coe, Henry (6) …
- … Cohn, F. J. (22) Colburn, Henry (3) …
- … Denison, C. L. (3) Denny, Henry (13) …
- … Dorrell, Mr. (2) Doubleday, Henry (13) …
- … Edwards, Ernest (1) Edwards, Henry (5) …
- … Farrer, William (1) Faulds, Henry (2) …
- … Gill, T. N. (1) Gillman, Henry (2) …
- … Grove, W. R. (12) Groves, Henry (3) …
- … Hennell, S. S. (1) Hennessy, Henry (1) …
- … Holland, Edward (2) Holland, Henry (23) …
- … Hunt, T. C. (1) Huntsman, Henry (1) …
- … Huxley, H. A. (8) Huxley, Henry (1) …
- … Jackson, H. W. (3) Jackson, Henry (2) …
- … Johnson, G. W. (1) Johnson, Henry (a) (16) …
- … Land and Water (1) Landor, Henry (1) …
- … Lee, H. P. (1) Lee, Henry (5) Lee, J …
- … London Library (1) Lonsdale, Henry (1) …
- … Menyhért (2) MacKay, Henry (1) …
- … Ludwik (2) Matthew, Henry (3) …
- … Pitman, H. A. (3) Pitman, Henry (1) …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … were concerned about the consequences of Wallace’s book. Henry Walter Bates urged Darwin to respond …
- … zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. A protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, Mivart had established a …
- … Darwin commented on Mivart’s essay in a letter to William Henry Flower: ‘I am glad you noticed the …
- … Dalton Hooker, Darwin discussed the recent experiments of Henry Charlton Bastian, which Bastian …
- … were injurious to offspring. He wrote initially probably to Henry Hussey Vivian, an MP and fellow of …
- … May 1870?] ). Vivian contacted the home secretary, Henry Austin Bruce, about the possibility …
- … Darwin’s health was generally good. He did consult Henry Bence Jones, his physician since 1865, …
