> >Two daughters and five sons survived him, four of the latter becoming
> >prominent in the scientific world, -- Sir George Howard (b. 1845),
> >who became professor of astronomy and experimental philosophy at
> >Cambridge in 1883; Francis (b. 1848), the distinguished botanist;
> >Leonard (b. 1850), a major in the royal engineers, and afterwards
> >well known as an economist; and Horace (b. 1851), civil engineer.
> >
> >It's interesting ... I wonder if Sir George Howard changed his name due
> >to his father's controversy?
>
>
>        He didn't change his name at all; the list simply gives Christian
>names of the sons.
>Perhaps there was another Sir Geo Darwin from whom this one needs to be
>distinguished.
>
>R

Of course, how silly of me.  I was counting rather than reading.  Erik Mattila

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>Robt Mann
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