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The extent of Charles Darwin's knowledge of Mendel.(Gregor Mendel)
From: Georgia Journal of Science
Date: 20030922
Author:Sclater, Andrew
ABSTRACT
According to several publications, Charles Darwin received a copy of Gregor Mendel's cornerstone paper, "Versuche uber pflanzen hybriden" (1865) but did not read it. Furthermore, a recent book refers to the "mystery" of Darwin supplying Mendel's name for inclusion in the hybridism entry for the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1880. The conclusion of the present paper is that there is no evidence that Darwin ever received or read Mendel's paper. The link between Darwin and the naming of Mendel in the Encyclopaedia Britannica is explained and demystified. Finally, it is ...
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