John Thomas Gulick papers, 1853-1898

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John Thomas Gulick papers, 1853-1898

1853-1898

This collection includes correspondence on natural history and evolution, and especially on his collection and study of shells from Japan and the Pacific islands. Principal correspondents include Louis Agassiz, Charles Robert Darwin, Sir William Henry Flower, Alpheus Hyatt, George Newbold Lawrence, George J. Romanes, Alfred R. Wallace, and the Linnean Society of London.

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Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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Swiss-American zoologist and geologist. Professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University. Louis Agassiz was born in Môtier-en-Vuly, Switzerland. He studied at the universities of Zürich, Erlangen (Ph.D., 1829), Heidelberg, and Munich (M.D., 1830). Agassiz studied medicine briefly but turned to zoology, with a special interest in fishes and fossils, while studying under the French naturalist Cuvier. In 1832 he became professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel, Sw...

Linnean society of London

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The Linnean Society of London was founded in 1788. From the description of Correspondence of American scientists, 1738-1865. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488801 From the guide to the Linnean Society of London correspondence of American scientists, 1738-1865, 1738-1865, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Romanes, George John, 1848-1894

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George John Romanes,(1848–1894), and John Thomas Gulick,(1832-1923),were both evolutionary biologists. From the guide to the John Thomas Gulick correspondence with George J. Romanes, 1887-1893, 1887-1893, (American Philosophical Society) English biologist and scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Prof. Knight, [18]73 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657248 ...

Swett, Charles E

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Gulick, John Thomas

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George John Romanes,(1848–1894), and John Thomas Gulick,(1832-1923),were both evolutionary biologists. From the guide to the John Thomas Gulick correspondence with George J. Romanes, 1887-1893, 1887-1893, (American Philosophical Society) John Thomas Gulick was a missionary to China and Japan, a naturalist, and author ("Evolution, Racial and Habitudinal," 1905). From the description of Papers, 1853-1898. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id...

MacAlister, Donald, 1854-1934

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Epithet: physician; KCB 1908 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x0002e9 ...

Dallinger, W. H. (William Henry), 1842-1909

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English Wesleyan minister and biologist. From the description of Letter, 1888, Oct. 2 : [Kent], to Mr. Budgett. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35007259 ...

Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899

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Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895

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Ornithologist. From the description of George N. Lawrence collection of ornithological correspondence, 1865-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155485273 George Newbold Lawrence was an ornithologist and wholesale druggist. He was one of the founders of the American Ornithologists' Union and of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York. From the description of Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316346 ...

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...

Hyatt, Alpheus, 1838-1902

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Louis Agassiz (1807-1873, APS 1843) was a zoologist and geologist. A student of Georges Cuvier, Agassiz was renown for his six-volume work Poissons fossils, a study of more than 1,700 ancient fish. Equally important was his Ètudes sur les glaciers (1840). In 1845 Agassiz moved to the United States on a two-year study grant from King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia to compare the flora and fauna of the United States and Europe. While in the United States he was invited to deliver a c...

Moulton, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1844-1921

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Gulick, Edward Leeds, 1862-1931.

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Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913

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Wallace was a naturalist and collaborator with Darwin on the theory of evolution. From the description of Letter, 1895, January 16, Parkstone, Dorset, to Wallis Mansford, Esq. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 123275202 Epithet: FRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x00011f British naturalist. From the description of Letters to E. D. Girdlestone : ALS, 18...