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Charles Darwin was born on February 12th, 1809. His father was Robert Waring Darwin and his mother was Susannah Nee Wedgwood.
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Charles Darwin was removed from school, being deemed unsuccessful. He then goes to Edinburgh University to study medicine.
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Darwin meets his mentor, Robert Grant, at Edinburgh and studies marine animals.
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Darwin ranks 10th out of 178 students on his BA exam.
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Darwin writes and reads his first scientific paper, Observations off the Coast of Chile.
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Darwin marries his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood.
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Darwin writes a 35-page sketch of evolutionary theory. He also writes The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs.
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The Royal Society awards Charles Darwin with their Royal Medal for his work on barnacles.
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Darwinism spreads to the British Association
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Cambridge bestows Darwin with a honorary doctorate of law
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Charles Darwin dies on April 10th, 1882. He was 73 years old and passed away due to complications after a heart attack and multiple seizures.
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Charles Darwin is one of the most well-known and one of the most influential philosophers in history. He came up with theories on evolution along with is the entire reason for the term "Darwinism". The theory of Evolution changed how we as a society thought and changes science for good! Without Charles Darwin, it would have taken longer to realize how evolution works! He was a genius of his time and a huge contribution to the philosophy of science and science in its entirety.
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Citations :
“The Major Works of Charles Darwin.” Darwin Online, darwin-online.org.uk/majorworks.html.
A TIMELINE OF THE LIFE OF CHARLES DARWIN. www.christs.cam.ac.uk/timeline-life-charles-darwin.
“Timeline of the Life of Charles Robert Darwin.” Darwin Online, darwin-online.org.uk/timeline.html. -
“Charles Darwin.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Aug. 2019, www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin.
Darwin, Charles. “Darwin's Biography (Early Life) - Discovering Darwin.” Discovering Galapagos Evolution Zone, evolution.discoveringgalapagos.org.uk/evolution-zone/discovering-darwin/darwins-life/biography-early-life/. -
“Emma Darwin.” Shrewsbury School, 6 Feb. 2019, www.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/emma-darwin.
“The Impact of Social Darwinism The Impact of Social Darwinism.” The Great Courses Daily, 28 Sept. 2020, www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/the-impact-of-social-darwinism-2/.
