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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
26 Nov [1867]
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 694)
Summary:

Thanks AD for his paper on "Morphology of the Arthropoda" [Rep. BAAS 37 (1867) pt 2: 82], a deeply interesting subject.

Suggests he examine specimens of Scalpellum.

Fritz Müller thinks CD is mistaken, but CD cannot persuade himself he was wrong in his observations on Balanidae [Living Cirripedia 2: 105].

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Nov 1867
Source of text:
DAR 162: 203
Summary:

Pleased by CD’s letter; his object was to apply CD’s principles to the reform of zoology. When this is done, it is wonderful to see how improved one’s understanding of the Crustacea (Arthropoda) becomes. Cites examples.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
25 Dec 1869
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 696)
Summary:

Thanks AD for his work. CD regrets he is not a better German scholar, but he must endeavour to understand AD’s views.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Dec 1869
Source of text:
DAR 162: 204
Summary:

He has gone through the whole embryology of the Crustacea and has arrived at a pretty well-established genealogy of the whole class; has even tried to write a history of the whole tribe. Finds he cannot adopt the old separation of Orders in the Class; the limits between them are indistinct.

Would like to study embryology of Limulus. Asks CD’s help in obtaining a female specimen.

Outlines his proposal to establish a marine zoological station.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
4 Jan 1870
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 697); Bibliothèque de Genève (Ms. fr. 2188, ff. 296-7)
Summary:

The Zoological Garden has only one old adult male of Limulus. When there were females, eggs were never observed.

Encloses a separate letter [formerly 7071] about AD’s scheme [for a zoological station].

Suggests AD be cautious [in his work]. "Caution is almost the soul of science."

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Jan 1870
Source of text:
DAR 162: 205
Summary:

Thanks CD for his support and for his cautionary advice.

Will send his work on embryology of arthropods as soon as it is finished [Bau und Entwicklung der Arthropoden (1870)].

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Feb 1871
Source of text:
DAR 162: 206
Summary:

Thanks CD for Variation.

From his work on insect embryology he sees a great parallelism between insect and vertebrate embryology.

The zoological station is slowly advancing.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Sept 1871
Source of text:
DAR 162: 207
Summary:

Reports on the international support he has obtained for the zoological station [see 7038]. Asks CD whether he will serve on a board of naturalists who would receive an annual report on the station.

Huxley is now convinced by AD’s views on homologies of the nervous system of arthropods, annelids, and vertebrates. Kovalevsky takes the same line but does not go far enough.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
8 Sept 1871
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 698)
Summary:

Agrees to have his name on the list of naturalists to whom annual report [on zoological station] should be sent.

His health has been very bad for last six weeks.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
3 Feb 1872
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 699)
Summary:

Thanks AD for his article in Das Ausland ["Englische Kritiker und Anti-Kritiker über den Darwinismus", 49 (1871): 1153–7].

Mivart’s book [Genesis of species], which misinterprets CD’s views, has produced a great effect in England.

He has answered the point about incipient structures being useless in new [6th] edition of Origin.

His Descent has had immense circulation, but has met with approval of hardly any naturalists. He supposes it was a mistake to publish it, but it will pave way for a better work.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Feb 1872
Source of text:
DAR 162: 208
Summary:

AD is sorry CD thinks publication of Descent a mistake. The excitement shows it was necessary for someone to speak plainly.

His great difficulties (Italian indolence, dishonesty, hatred) in establishing zoological station. Can at last start construction.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
21 Aug 1872
Source of text:
DAR 162: 209
Summary:

Has reported on the Naples Zoological Station to BAAS meeting at Brighton. Hopes to open it in January. Is at work building up the library by contributions from publishers and naturalists.

Deplores Wallace’s "drifting away" and his association with such men as H. C. Bastian.

Disbelieves in ascidians as our ancestors. Has a substitute he is sure will please CD.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
24 Aug [1872]
Source of text:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 700 & 700a)
Summary:

Rejoices at success [of Naples Zoological Station]. Will send complete set of his books to the library.

If AD is interested, he will send a copy of Expression when it comes out.

Invites AD to visit Down.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Aug 1872
Source of text:
DAR 162: 210
Summary:

Will call on CD next year, when he will have worked out the embryology of Amphioxus; he believes it is not primitive but a degenerate form of fish. He believes the true ancestors of vertebrates are annelids.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Nov 1872
Source of text:
DAR 162: 211
Summary:

Is amazed at Expression. Like CD’s former works, it contains the material and principles of a new science.

The Zoological Station is making good progress – now has a fine building. Hopes for a stable income from contributions of various governments.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
27 Jan 1873
Source of text:
DAR 162: 212
Summary:

The Naples Zoological Station and its library are growing fast. His life is a constant battle with the municipality, but has managed to make a little progress on vertebrate ancestry and morphology. His views get further away from what is generally accepted.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
2 June [1873]
Source of text:
Bibliothèque de Genève (D.O. autogr. 12/50)
Summary:

Thanks AD for kind review of Expression. AD’s remarks on necessity of tracing development of functions are novel and valuable.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 June 1873
Source of text:
DAR 162: 213
Summary:

News of Naples Zoological Station developments.

His remarks on physiology in the Academy were aimed at Prof. Ludwig and his school.

The usual "exact" methods in experimental physiology want only a little pushing to put an end to superstition.

Recounts how he had worked out the explanation of Rhizocephala morphology via the Anelasma – an example of both the power of inheritance and the power of genealogical investigation. R. Kossman’s work has now confirmed AD’s explanation.

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From:
Thomas Henry Huxley
To:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
Date:
15 Nov 1873
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 13: 249)
Summary:

THH sends to AD a draft, prepared by himself and CD, of a statement for a subscription fund to assist AD’s Naples Zoological Station.

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From:
Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Feb 1874
Source of text:
DAR 172: 1
Summary:

Birthday greetings.

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