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

Abstract

Foreword P. Bateson Preface Acknowledgements List of figures List of colour plates Part I. Origins: 1. Family background: growing up in Kent and London Part II. Cambridge: 2. The young Henslow at Cambridge 3. Henslow: men who influenced him at Cambridge 4. Harriet 5. The young Professor 6. Educating Charles Darwin and others 7. The middle years: politics, policing and publication 8. The Botanic Garden: old and new 9. A liberal churchman Part III. Hitcham: 10. Early years as Rector of Hitcham 11. The Rector 12. The later years Epilogue Appendix 1. Genealogical tables Appendix 2. Chronology Appendix 3. Dramatis personae Appendix 4. Eponymous taxa Appendix 5. Local botanical records Endnotes Bibliography Index.