Copy of a letter to Sir William Harcourt from Edwin Ray Lankester, 18 April 1882
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/1/13
Scope and Contents
Lankester announces his resignation from the Chair of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh, citing peculiar conditions of candidature and competition, and previously undisclosed teaching duties as reasons for not accepting the post.
Dates
- Creation: 18 April 1882
Creator
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929 (zoologist and professor of zoology, University College London) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Full Extent
From the File: 1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1135
Physical Description
1 leaf
Subject
- Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, 1827-1904 (British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman) (Person)
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929 (zoologist and professor of zoology, University College London) (Person)
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
- University of Edinburgh, Department of Zoology. Department of Zoology (1911-1990) (Organization)
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk