Faulds, Henry

Date:
16 Feb 1880
Reference:
GALTON/3/2/1/22
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Letter from physician and scientist Henry Faulds to Charles Darwin regarding palm- and fingerprints and their uses in different cultures, with particular reference to Japan and China. Originally enclosed a fingerprint form, see GALTON/3/2/1/23

Publication/Creation

16 Feb 1880

Physical description

1 letter

Terms of use

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

Ownership note

This letter, a fingerprint form and a related letter to Galton from Charles Darwin were found in Galton's fingerprint box, having been returned to him from the Anthropological Institute.

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Where to find it

Location of original

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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