Wilson was close to both men, since the young Sutton was his student and the prominent Boveri was his friend (in fact, Wilson dedicated the afore-mentioned book to Boveri).
Wilson coñecía a ambos os científicos, xa que Sutton cando era novo foi estudante seu e Boveri, un científico importante, era o seu amigo (de feito, Wilson dedicou o libro mencionado a Boveri).