Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel letters, 1867-1914

Mss.B.H111.m

Date: 1867-1914 | Size: 0.25 Linear feet, 8 items

Abstract

These letters, mostly in German, refer to evolution, Darwin, monism, phylogeny, radiolaria, morphology, and anatomy, and other scientific work of Haeckel and his correspondents.

Background note

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.

Collection Information

Physical description

8 items.

Provenance

Initial purchase from Goodspeed's Book Shop ($335.00) and accessioned, 03/10/1975 (1975 318-323ms, 326ms). Subsequent purchase from Goodspeed's Book Shop ($25.00) and accessioned, 05/08/1978 (1978 477ms).

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • Société d'anthropologie de Paris.

Family Name(s)

  • Struck, Hermann.

Personal Name(s)

  • Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
  • Schultze, Fritz, 1846-1908
  • Semper, C. (Carl), 1832-1893
  • Wakeman, Thomas B.

Subject(s)

  • Anatomy, Comparative.
  • Evolution.
  • Monism.
  • Morphology.
  • Phylogeny.
  • Radiolaria.
  • Zoologists -- Germany.
  • Zoology.