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
- 18 April 1882
Creator
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929 (zoologist and professor of zoology, University College London) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the File: 1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1135
Physical Description
1 leaf
- Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, 1827-1904 (statesman)
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929 (zoologist and professor of zoology, University College London)
- Resignation from Office
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University)
- University of Edinburgh, Department of Zoology. Department of Zoology (1911-1990)
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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk