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  <dc:title>Evolution Committee</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Committee appointed in 1894 [?] in response to a letter from Mr Galton pointing out the desirablility of appointing a Committee "for the purpose of conducting statistical inquiry into the variability of organisms" at a meeting of Council where it was "Resolved - That the following gentlemen be appointed to a Committee for that purpose, with power to add to their number - Mr Galton, (Chairman), Mr F Darwin,  Professor Macalister,  Professor Meldola,  Professor Poulton, Professor Weldon." 

Meetings held;
1.   25 January 1894
2.   6 July 1894
3.   15 November 1894
4.   25 March 1895
5.   31 January 1896
6.   14 January 1897
7.   11 February 1897
8.   26 February 1897
9.   16 November 1897
10.   27 January 1898
11.   24 June 1898
12.   30 January 1899
13.   15 June 1899
14.   27 November 1899
15.   25 January 1900
16.   2 May 1900
17.   16 January 1901
18.   17 Decembver 1901
19.   18 May 1904
20.   14 March 1905
21.   18 May 1908
22.   6 July 1909</dc:description>
  <dc:date>25 January 1894 to 6 July 1909</dc:date>
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