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She lives in "11, Lothian Street, Edinburgh" (1/1.

In a letter printed in the "Edinburgh Evening Despatch" of May 22nd, 1888, the writer suggested that a tablet should be placed on the house, 11, Lothian Street.

This suggestion was carried out in 1888 by Mr.Ralph Richardson (Clerk of the Commissary Court, Edinburgh), who obtained permission from the proprietors to affix a tablet to the house, setting forth that Charles Darwin resided there as an Edinburgh University student.

We are indebted to Mr.W.K.Dickson for obtaining for us this information, and to Mr.
Ralph Richardson for kindly supplying us with particulars.

See Mr.
Richardson's Inaugural Address, "Trans.


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