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Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

For other people named Charles Darwin, see Charles Darwin (disambiguation).

Charles Darwin

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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

Died19 April 1882(1882-04-19) (aged 73)

Down House, Down, Kent, England

Resting placeWestminster Abbey
Education
Known forNatural selection
Spouse
Children10, including William, Henrietta, George, Francis, Leonard and Horace
Parents
FamilyDarwin–Wedgwood
Awards
Writing career
Notable works
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsGeological Society of London
Academic advisors
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

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

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin


FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP

Darwin, c. 1854, when he was preparing On the Origin of Species

Born

Charles Robert Darwin


(1809-02-12)12 February 1809

Shrewsbury, England

Died19 April 1882(1882-04-19) (aged 73)

Down, Kent, England

Resting placeWestminster Abbey
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Christ's College, Cambridge (BA, 1831; MA, 1836)[2]
Known for
Spouse
Children10, including William, Henrietta, George, Francis, Leonard and Horace
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNatural history, geology
InstitutionsGeological 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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