Freeman Bibliographical Database
| Identifier: | F1940 |
| Date: | 1870.06.20 |
| Concise reference: | Darwin, C. R. 1870. [Letter of apology regarding the honorary degree ceremony at Oxford]. The Times (20 June): 11. |
| Detailed reference: | HONORARY DEGREES AT OXFORD. [...] N.B. The name of Charles Darwin, Esq., F.R.S., would have been included in the foregoing list, but he writes that his health is such that he "could not withstand the fatigue and excitement of receiving an honorary degree." (John van Wyhe 2007) |