Francis Darwin (1848–1925)
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The works of Charles Darwin. Volume 23, The expression of the emotions in man and animals (2016) 2 kappaletta
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More Letters of Charles Darwin: A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters (2016) — Toimittaja — 4 kappaletta
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- Kanoninen nimi
- Darwin, Francis
- Virallinen nimi
- Darwin, Sir Francis
- Muut nimet
- Darwin, Frank
- Syntymäaika
- 1848-08-16
- Kuolinaika
- 1925-09-19
- Hautapaikka
- Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, UK
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Downe, Kent, England, UK
- Kuolinpaikka
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Koulutus
- Trinity College, Cambridge
St George's Medical School - Ammatit
- botanist
- Suhteet
- Darwin, Charles (father)
Darwin, Lady Florence Henrietta Fisher (third wife)
Cornford, Frances (daughter)
Cornford, John (grandson)
Cornford, Christopher (grandson)
Chapman, Matthew (great-grandson) (näytä kaikki 9)
Darwin, Bernard (son)
Darwin, Leonard (brother)
Darwin, George Howard (brother) - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Fellow of the Royal Society
Darwin Medal (1912)
Knighthood (1913)
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Previously I've found letters collections to give a lot of insight into the character of their authors, more so then their biographers do. The letters here make clear Darwin's conflict between his egotistical desire for "credit" and his Christianity-derived value of humility, which wins out in terms of his behaviour regarding Wallace. They also demonstrate Darwin's focus on scientific matters and his method of working as well as his ill-health through much of his adult life. I'm not sure I'd recommend this as a starting place for Darwin studies, though. Instead read The Voyage of the Beagle and Bowlby's biography first, (bearing in mind that the latter's Freudian theory of Darwin's character is less convincing than the theory that Darwin was Aspie, though).… (lisätietoja)