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Fritz Müller

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Fritz Müller, a German who spent most of his life in political exile in Brazil, described Darwin as his second father, and Darwin's son, Francis, wrote that, although they never met 'the correspondence with Müller, which continued to the close of…

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  • … he had the strongest regard. Fritz Müller, in a letter to Ernst Krause written shortly …
  • … him to be a second father.” Fritz (Johann Friedrich Theodor) Müller was born in the small …
  • … a complete stranger, Darwin’s tone in this first letter was already collegial; he was clearly …

Photograph album of Dutch admirers

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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…

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  • … the present has given me & my family lasting pleasure. ( Letter to Pieter Harting, 19 March …
  • … Society) was chosen to co-ordinate the initiative, and a letter was circulated to potential …
  • … have also fallen on fertile soil in the Netherlands. ( Letter from A. A. van Bemmelen and H. J.  …
  • … of Natural Filosofy ’. Darwin welcomed the letter, replying: It is the highest …
  • … to interest other students, especially the younger ones. ( Letter to J. C. Costerus and N. D. …
  • … sent him a photograph of the two of them with Darwin’s letter . Another young man, Theodor Wilhelm …
  • … sees them for some are about 2 feet across!—  ( Letter from C. W. Thomson, 30 June 1877 ) …
  • … edition which has been any where published ( Letter to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, …
  • … Your loss is irreparable, & I feel deeply for you. ( Letter to F. C. Donders, 19 May 1870 ) …