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Professor Henslow

Darwin's mentor and botany professor at Cambridge.

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Also known as The Reverend Professor Henslow, the Reverend Professor Henslow

First appearance: i st jago cape de verd islands

Professor Henslow shows up with force in Chiloe and Chonos Islands. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Examined dried specimens of the wild potato brought back by Darwin.
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Professor Henslow first appears in 0004 i st jago cape de verd islands.

In Chiloe and Chonos Islands: Examined dried specimens of the wild potato brought back by Darwin.

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