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Birth
Charles Darwin was born at The Mount House, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom -
Medical School
At the young age of sixteen Charles Darwin became a medical student at the University of Edinburgh. Charles did not care too much for medical school due to the fact that dissecting human bodies was disgusting and caused him great distress. His father withdrew Charles from Edinburgh and sent him off to Cambridge. After three years he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He continued to pursue education in botany and zoology. -
The Voyage of The Beagle
In 1831 Darwin went on a British Royal Navy ship as a Naturalist. They stopped in many places to include the Galapagos Islands noting all the unique species. He discovered the South American continent is rising from the ocean. He discovered 12 new finch species. -
Darwin's Theory
Darwin started keeping a notebook. He accepted that species could evolve, or “transmute”. He noticed that breeders breed only the best animals, and that the best survive and reproduce which is known as natural selection. -
The Descent of Man
Darwin’s The Descent of Man put forth evidence that man is descendants of apes. Many people opposed his theory due to moral and religious reasons, and was not allowed to be taught in public schools. -
Death
April 19, 1882
