Darwin's Mentor: John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861

by Max Walters, S.M. Walters, E.A. Stow, et al.

Book Overview

John Stevens Henslow is known for his formative influence on Charles Darwin, who described their meeting as the one circumstance which influenced my career more than any other. A Professor of Botany at Cambridge University, Henslow was Darwin's teacher and eventual life-long friend, but what of the man himself? In this new biography, much previously unpublished material has been carefully gathered to produce a rounded picture of a remarkable academic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521117992
• ISBN13: 9780521117999
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"