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Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
For other people named Charles Darwin, see Charles Darwin (disambiguation).
Charles Darwin JP FRS FRGS FLS FZS | |
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Darwin, c. 1854, when he was preparing On the Origin of Species | |
| Born | Charles Robert Darwin (1809-02-12)12 February 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 19 April 1882(1882-04-19) (aged 73) Down House, Down, Kent, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
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| Known for | Natural selection |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 10, including William, Henrietta, George, Francis, Leonard and Horace |
| Parents | |
| Family | Darwin–Wedgwood |
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| Writing career | |
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| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Geological Society of London |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Darwin |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Darwin |
Charles Robert Darwin ([5]DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist,[6] widely known for his co
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, a doctor, had high hopes that his son would earn a medical degree at Edinburgh University in Scotland, where he enrolled at the age of sixteen. It turned out that Darwin was more interested in natural history than medicine—it was said that the sight of blood made him sick to his stomach. While he continued his studies in theology at Cambridge, it was his focus on natural history that became his passion.
In 1831, Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard a ship of the British Royal Navy, the HMS Beagle, employed as a naturalist. The main purpose of the trip was to survey the coastline of South America and chart its harbors to make better maps of the region. The work that Darwin did was just an added bonus.
Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples of plants, animals, rocks, and fossils. He explored regions in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and remote islands such as the Galápagos. He packed all of his specimens into crates and sent them back to England aboard other vessels.
Upon his return t
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP | |
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Darwin, c. 1854, when he was preparing On the Origin of Species | |
| Born | Charles Robert Darwin (1809-02-12)12 February 1809 Shrewsbury, England |
| Died | 19 April 1882(1882-04-19) (aged 73) Down, Kent, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Christ's College, Cambridge (BA, 1831; MA, 1836)[2] |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 10, including William, Henrietta, George, Francis, Leonard and Horace |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural history, geology |
| Institutions | Geological Society of London |
| Academic advisors | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Darwin |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Darwin |
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an Englishnaturalist.[5] He is famous for his work on the theory of evolution. Darwin's book On the Origin of Species was published in 1859. In this book, he put forward much evidence that evolution had occurred. He also proposed natur
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