>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.

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Robt Mann
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