Letter from Francis Darwin to Sir Joseph Hooker, 2 March 1903

MLMSS 7746 (filed with book at Safe RB 2604)

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2 Mar. 1903

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letter filed with printed book
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Charles Darwin was born at Shrewsbury in England. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and then completed a B.A. in zoology and geology at Cambridge. Between 1831 and 1836 he was naturalist on board H.M.S. Beagle during a scientific survey of South American waters. He also visited Australia and New Zealand. It was during this voyage that he gained the knowledge of flora, fauna and geology which laid the basis of his great work: On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection (1859). His son Francis, a notable botanist, assisted with his work and arranged publication of his letters. Botanist Joseph Hooker collaborated with Darwin on research which led to the publication of 'On the Origin of Species'.

Letter written by Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, Botanical Laboratory, Cambridge, to Sir Joseph Hooker. The letter was purchased with a copy of the original edition of 'On the Origin of Species', and is housed with that volume (located at Safe RB 2604). Francis Darwin refers to 'More Letters', the newly published edition of his father's letters and thanks Hooker for his help in contributing to the book.