Vladimir Nabokov, Lepidopterist and Darwin-doubter, Has Expertise Vindicated

Novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov had "furious" Darwin-doubts, so he himself forthrightly said. Back in the 1940s Nabokov was the de facto curator's of Harvard's butterfly collection, writing widely in scientific journals before he became better known for novels like Pnin, Pale Fire, and Lolita. How delightful that his scientific insight and expertise have now been impressively demonstrated, as the New York Times reports.

The article doesn't mention Nabokov's doubt -- or rather, his ...