WCP2345

Letter (WCP2345.2235)

[1]1

ARCHIV für Anthropologie.2, 3

University of Freiburg4

Grandduchy of Baden

Germany.

Dear Sir,

I hope you will excuse me, when, without being in any way introduced to you I take the liberty of addressing to you this letter.

In the last [1 word illeg] of the "Revue scientifique"5 I had the pleasure of reading the opening address "on prehistoric civilsation"6 which you held in the anthropological section of the british association7 in the meeting at Glasgow.

As it seems to me, that the french traduction8 of your paper in many respects wants the necessary clearness I should be very glad to come in possession of the english original. I intend to publish in our "archiv für Anthropologie" a german translation and would therefore be very indebted for a authentic relation[?]. If you [2] could procure me in the same time a copy of the whole of the transactions of the anthrop[ological]. section at Glasgow I should be very happÿ.

Believe me | Dear Sir yours | very respectfully | Dr. Alexander Ecker9 [signature] | Prof. of anatomÿ. univ[ersity]. | of Freiburg | Redactor[?]10 of "Archiv" | für Anthropologie"

10 Dec[em]b[er]. 1876.

1
Text in another hand in the top right corner reads "356".
2
The text "ARCHIV für Anthropologie" is printed and placed on the left of the page.
3
ARCHIV für Anthropologie was Germany's first journal of anthropology, founded by Johann Alexander Ecker in 1866. Spencer, Frank (ed.). (1997) History of Physical Anthropology, 2 vols, Garland, New York.1,195 pp. [p. 428]. <https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QP8u1RHKQAUC&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=frank+spencer+history+of+physical+anthropology+garland&source=bl&ots=VHB2UV2CbE&sig=pai2BCJj6sy31l_hX0lJHGM50rQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pkpsVaeXDMSTsAHS9IGgCg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=frank%20spencer%20history%20of%20physical%20anthropology%20garland&f=false> [accessed 1 June 2015]
4
The University of Freiburg, founded in 1457, is one of Europe's top research and teaching institutions. Freiburg became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1805 after Napoleon accupied the area known as Further Austria. Wikipedia.
5
The Revue Scientifique de la France et de l'étranger, a weekly publication, was founded in 1863. Wikipedia.
6
Wallace had given an address in Glasgow on 6 September 1876 as President of Section D, Biology, of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It was reprinted in French as La civilisation préhistorique in La Revue Scientifique 11 (2e s.), 2 Décembre 1876: pp. 529-536. S257, The Alfred Russel Wallace Page <http://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/wallace/bib2.htm> [accessed 1 June 2015].
7
British Association for the Advancement of Science, founded 1831, now known as the British Science Association. <http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/history> [accessed 1 June 2015].
8
"Traduction" is a french word meaning "translation".
9
There is a British Museum stamp in red ink above the word "Ecker".
10
Editor.

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Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2015-06-24] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-06-24] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

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