From the masters of Greiz College 12 February 1879

To | Charles Darwin

the deep thinker, the learned and celebrated naturalist send their greetings and sincere congratulations to his 70^th. birthday and heartfelt wishes for many happy returns, with the assurance of their high esteem and veneration,¹

his German admirers, the undersigned Masters at the College of Greiz:

Retzlag. | Grahl. | Rossberg, Dr. phil. | Dr. Reissig. | A. Schlundt, Dr. | Dr. F. Ludwig | Schöber. | F. H. Grünler | [E. Dillner] | O. [Hertzsch]²

Greiz, Thuringia | Germany. | February 12^th 1879.

LS

CD was 70 on 12 February 1879.

Friedrich Ludwig had written to CD with observations on the forms of flowers; see Correspondence vol. 25, letter to Friedrich Ludwig, 1 August 1877, and Correspondence vol. 26, letter to Friedrich Ludwig, 29 May 1878. The other signatories have not been identified.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11879,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11879