Hans Gadow Papers 1907-1914

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Hans Gadow Papers 1907-1914

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A prolific and diverse scholar, Hans Friedrich Gadow (1855-1928), wrote on such topics as birds, Mexican peoples and animals, reptiles, and other vertebrates. Born in Germany in 1855, Gadow studied anatomy with Ernst Haeckel in Germany before moving to England, where his research on avian anatomy and systematics had broad influence. He was Curator of the Stricklandian Collections at Cambridge University and a Reader on the morphology of vertebrates. The Gadow Papers consists of twenty letters (1907-1914) from Hans Gadow to William Morris Colles and to Colles' firm 'Author's Syndicate' that discuss Gadow's work "Through Southern Mexico" (1908). Colles was an agent who helped writers to publish their work. The early letters deal with editorial changes to the book, the later letters are about A & C Black, a publishing firm, which Gadow believed had not properly compensated him for his contributions to "The Lost Link," a book he co-authored with Ernst Haeckel. Most of the letters are very brief and do not discuss personal matters in Gadow's life nor do they contain much information on Gadow's scholarly work, except for references to the editorial process. Similarly, they provide no information on Gadow's travels to Mexico.

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Gadow, Hans, 1855-1928

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Hans Friedrich Gadow was a zoologist. From the description of Letters, 1906-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466017 A prolific and diverse scholar, Hans Friedrich Gadow (1855-1928), wrote on such topics as birds, Mexican peoples and animals, reptiles, and other vertebrates. Born in Germany in 1855, he studied anatomy with Ernst Haeckel in Germany before moving to England, where his research on avian anatomy and systematics had broad influence. In 1892, Ga...

Gadow, Hans, 1855-1928

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Hans Friedrich Gadow was a zoologist. From the description of Letters, 1906-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466017 A prolific and diverse scholar, Hans Friedrich Gadow (1855-1928), wrote on such topics as birds, Mexican peoples and animals, reptiles, and other vertebrates. Born in Germany in 1855, he studied anatomy with Ernst Haeckel in Germany before moving to England, where his research on avian anatomy and systematics had broad influence. In 1892, Ga...

Author's Syndicate

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Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philip August

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Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist. In 1862 he became a professor of comparative anatomy and director of the Zoological Institute of the University of Jena, and after 1865 he was a professor of zoology there. He was a strong supporter of Darwin's views on evolution. His own theories include the "biogenetic law" and the "gastraea" theory. From the guide to the Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel letters, 1867-1914, 1867-1914, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926

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Colles was born in 1855; he became a prominent literary agent in London; his published works include Literature and the pension list (1889) and Playright and copyright in all countries, showing how to protect a play or a book throughout the world (with Harold Hardy, 1906); he died in 1926. From the description of Letters, 1890-1926. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39287323 BIOGHIST REQUIRED English literary agent. Colles was the founder and manag...