The bibliography of Robert Edmond Grant (1793–1874): illustrated with a previously unpublished photograph

Abstract

The comparative anatomist Robert Edmond Grant (1793–1874), best known for his work on sponges and other marine invertebrates, was important as a teacher and outspoken as a medical reformer. At Edinburgh University his transformist zoology provided the young Charles Darwin with his first theoretical framework. As professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at the newly founded University of London, Grant influenced a new generation of comparative anatomists and medical men, even if his radical science and calls for reform in medical and scientific society made him unpopular with the conservative elite which held sway. In spite of his pivotal position, very little is known about the man. Here we present the most complete bibliography to date, consisting of 128 entries. This list also includes a breakdown of his published lectures.