Darwiniana Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism - Gray, Asa
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150 years have passed since Darwin first published his famous book on evolution. The subject is as controversial today as it was when first introduced to the scientific world. Asa Gray was considered to be the leading botanist of the 19th century. Gray unified the taxonomic knowledge of the plants of North America. A book known simply as Gray's manual has been republished in many editions and is still a leading reference book in the field. Gray created a botany department at Harvard. These essays written by Gray cover a period of 16 years immediately after the publication of Darwin's Origin of…mehr

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150 years have passed since Darwin first published his famous book on evolution. The subject is as controversial today as it was when first introduced to the scientific world. Asa Gray was considered to be the leading botanist of the 19th century. Gray unified the taxonomic knowledge of the plants of North America. A book known simply as Gray's manual has been republished in many editions and is still a leading reference book in the field. Gray created a botany department at Harvard. These essays written by Gray cover a period of 16 years immediately after the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Gray's views make an interesting companion piece for anyone studying Darwin.
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Asa Gray, who lived from November 18, 1810, to January 30, 1888, is regarded as the most significant American botanist of the 1800s. His Darwiniana was seen as a seminal account of how science and faith did not always have to conflict. Gray insisted that all members of a species have to be genetically related. Additionally, he was adamantly against the concepts of special creation, which prevents evolution, and hybridization within a single generation. Despite the fact that Gray's theistic evolution was directed by a Creator, he was a fervent Darwinist. Throughout his many years as a botany professor at Harvard University, Gray maintained regular correspondence and visits with many of the top natural scientists of the day, including Charles Darwin, who thought highly of him. In addition to visits to the southern and western regions of the United States, Gray made multiple travels to Europe in order to work with prominent European scientists of the day. He also established a wide network of collectors of specimens. Being a prolific writer, he played a significant role in bringing North American plant taxonomy together.