Henri Blanc (1859-1930), Swiss zoologist,... - Lot 11 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

Henri Blanc (1859-1930), Swiss zoologist, curator of the Cantonal Museum of Zoology in Lausanne. L.A.S. to the zoologist Edmond Perrier (1844-1921), director of the Museum. Lausanne, September 25, 1914. 4 pp. in-8, heading of the Laboratory of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy. Envelope preserved. Letter of support to the French people, written at the beginning of the war. "Please believe that from the very beginning of this dreadful war unleashed by the Germanic outrecuidance, my sympathies, those of my own people, those of many of my fellow citizens have been for France and her allies. It is for this reason that during the troubled and anxious times we are going through, everything that painfully affects your noble Fatherland, also affects us []. I think that you have no more reason to worry about the Museum because in a few days time the Hans will have crossed the border again....