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Ernst Mayr

In those early years in New York when I was a stranger in a big city, it was the companionship and later friendship which I was offered in the Linnean Society that was the most important thing in my life.

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When Ernst Mayr first arrived in New York and felt like an outsider, the people he met in the Linnean Society gave him a sense of connection and support. Over time, these relationships grew into meaningful friendships that became the most valuable part of his experience during that period.

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