Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882 Born Feb 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Died April 12, 1882
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English naturalist whose scientific Theory of Evolution by natural selection became the foundation of Modern evolutionary science.
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Charles father which was a doctor enrolls him at Shrewsbury school in England where Charles stayed for many years.
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Charles starts making his own opinions on living beings and their origins. He starts studying marine animals. Hated attending Shrewsbury said it was to classical, and made bad grades.
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Wrote paper to the Plinian society which was a group of free thinkers about marine life. Group tended to argue points and meetings were held in a basement at Edinburg. Consisted of students and faculty interested in evolutionary science.
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Charles very young and still a student joins the voyage of the HMS Beagle as a "Naturialist", sailed to South America for documentation of the creatures found there. "Natuialist" one who believes in "Naturalism." Nat-u-ral-ism
2. A theory denying that an event or object has a supernatural significance.
-- Specifically: the doctrine that scientific laws are adequate to account for all phenomena. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. -
After returning home to England Charles starts writing papers on his findings and theories.
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Charles begins making his first theories on the mutation and evolution of animals within their species.
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Charles begins formulating his beliefs on how the Human Species developed. According to Darwin, "all species descended from only a few lifeforms that have been modified over time." Forms the backbone of his Theory of Evolution. Klappenbach, Laura. "Descent with Modification." ThoughtCo, Feb. 11, 2020, thoughtco.com/descent-with-modification-129878.
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Charles writes an Essay on The Theory of Evolution. This was never published.
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Charles writes on Geological findings he found while on his Beagle voyage.
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After studying Barnacles for several years, he moved to studying seeds.
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Charles begins working on a paper for his Theory of natural selection
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Publishes a paper coming to the same conclusions as Darwin, including "Natural Selection." Darwin,s friends present both Wallace's and Darwin's theories at the Linnean Society. 1859 - Darwin publishes the Book "The Origin of Species by natural selection" It becomes widely popular, as the descent of Man is explained thus coined the Theory of Evolution. Watch video3-03Charles Darwin - The Theory Of Natural Selection692K viewsMay 11, 2015YouTubeChris Mochinski
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Charles Darwin died and was buried at Westminister Abbey in England. His theories still live on today.
