Edward Phelps Allis jr (1851-1905), American... - Lot 2 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

Edward Phelps Allis jr (1851-1905), American zoologist, anatomist and philanthropist, member of the Zoological Society of London; he was particularly interested in the morphology of the heads and skulls of fish; in 1896 he bought the Palais Carnolès in Menton and undertook to restore its lustre. L.A.S. [to the zoologist Edmond Perrier (1844-1921), director of the Museum]. Palais Carnolès, June 10, 1900. 2 pp. ½ in-8. On the Polypterus Bichir, fish of the African continent, described for the first time by Lacépède. He has just received the announcement of the next congress of the Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences. "I have almost finished my article dealing with a few points in the anatomy of the polypterus bechir and especially their possible significance in the interpretation of the skull of the upper vertebrae. The article is currently in English. It will contain about 10,000 words accompanied by two plates []". He intended to send it to an English or German scientific journal. "But I will gladly present it to the congress if it suits you []".