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.