Bennett, John Hughes, 1812-1875 (professor of medicine, University of Edinburgh)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph Letter Signed to William Pulteney Alison from William Benjamin Carpenter, 8 November 1837
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Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0059/1
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Autograph Letter Signed from William B. Carpenter to Professor William Alison of Edinburgh University, addressing amongst other things an accusation of plagiarism laid against him by fellow-student John Hughes Bennett. Bristol, 8 November 1837.Carpenter begins by apologising to Alison for asking his opinion "on a subject on which I am anxious to obtain the best information I can from those most qualified to judge". The question Carpenter asks is: "Do you think that there is any...
Dates:
8 November 1837
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre, 20 February 1875
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Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/9
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Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre who is sending him a copy of a geological work he has just completed on a range of mountains in the central area of Caucasus in Russia. He states that he has added many more routes/tracks to the original map designed by Frederic Dubois de Montpereux. His father, Alphonse Favre, has suggested that he approach Ramsay in the first instance to present the work to the Geological Society of London.
Dates:
20 February 1875
Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from John Hughes Bennett, 19 October 1860
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Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/5
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Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from John Hughes Bennett detailing Edward Forbes' periods of study in Paris.
Dates:
19 October 1860