From Ernst Haeckel 9 May 1876
Summary
Sends Die Perigenesis der Plastidule [1876]. Comments on CD’s theory of Pangenesis. Explains his own theory of Perigenesis.
Returns Webb and Berthelot, Îles Canaries; Géographie botanique [1840].
Describes work on 3d ed. of Anthropogenie.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 May 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 68 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10501 |
From Ernst Haeckel 26 October 1874
Summary
Thanks CD for Descent, 2d ed.
Comments on German edition of CD’s collected works.
Sales of his Anthropogenie [1874] in various countries.
Anticlericalism and progress of Darwinism in Germany.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Oct 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 62 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9698 |
From Ernst Haeckel 24 February 1871
Summary
Received copy of Descent.
Discusses CD’s comments on EH’s work.
Speculates about reception by press and scientists.
Remarks on sexual selection;
on human relationship to catarrhine apes.
Has rejected offer of chair at Vienna.
Compares Jena to Down.
Describes growth of his salary.
Mentions birth of Emma Haeckel.
A. M. Norman’s collection of calcareous sponges is very valuable.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 55 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7510 |
From Ernst Haeckel 9 February 1881
Summary
Sends birthday wishes.
Comments on Movement in plants.
Sends System der Ascrapeden [1880].
Describes work on Challenger Medusae.
Comments on success of CD’s theory.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Feb 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13043 |
From Ernst Haeckel 21 December 1871
Summary
Comments on Die Kalkschwämme [1872].
A Franciscan prior, Padre Buona-Grazia, agrees with human descent.
His trip to Dalmatia.
German reception of Descent.
Mentions current work.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Dec 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 56 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8114 |
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