Memoir of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, M.A., F. L. S., F. G. S., F. C. P. S: Late Rector of Hitcham, and Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoir of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, M.A., F. L. S., F. G. S., F. C. P. S: Late Rector of Hitcham, and Professor of Botany in the University of CambridgeIn the following Memoir of Professor Henslow, after giving such particulars of his early life as I was able to obtain, I have thrown together subjects of the same kind as much as possible, without regard to a strictly chronological arrangement. It is thought that the work will thus be rendered of more service to those who, from their own particular pursuits or professions, are likely to interest themselves in some of those subjects more than others.I have derived great assistance, throughout the whole, from Dr. Hooker, and the other members of Professor Henslow's family: indeed, without their friendly cooperation, the work could not have been undertaken. The Professor himself left behind him no journals or other papers that were available for the purpose. The materials had therefore to be gathered entirely from the recollections of his surviving relatives and friends, aided by his own publications, and a few other public documents.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.