Papers of Jeffries Wyman, 1826-1909 (inclusive), 1832-1874 (bulk).

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Papers of Jeffries Wyman, 1826-1909 (inclusive), 1832-1874 (bulk).

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Contains correspondence with colleagues, including Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz, concerning such topics as collecting specimens for the ethnology museum, scientific expeditions, Harvard Medical School, spontaneous generation, fossils, and shell heaps. Correspondence with family members, especially Wyman's father, his brother Morrill Wyman, and friends, pertains to his medical studies in Paris, travels, teaching at Hampden-Sydney College, and family and social matters. Also includes account books, bibliographies, photographs, family memorabilia, and biographical information.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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Wyman, Jeffries, 1814-1874

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Wyman (Harvard, M.D. 1837) was Hersey Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1847 to 1874 and taught anatomy and physiology in the medical school of Hampden-Sydney College, Richmond, Va., from 1843 to 1847. In 1866 he became curator of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard and went on expeditions to Florida, Labrador, South America, and other places to collect material for the museum. He wrote extensively and lectured on comparative anatomy and paleontology. ...

Wyman, Rufus, 1778-1842

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Wyman, Morrill, 1812-1903

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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 ...