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The birth of Charles Darwin
In Shrewsbury, Robert Darwin and Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood) had a son, Charles. -
Charles Darwin Attends Boarding School
At age 9, Charles was sent to boarding school by his father in hopes to get him to do better in school. Still uninterested, Darwin found other things to do such as perform chemistry experiments in the tool shed. Shortly after, Charles was taken out of boarding school (Karp). -
Darwin Attends Edinburgh College
Charles went to more than one colleges. The first being Edinburgh. His dad sent him along with his brother to study medicine. Darwin didn't enjoy studying it and hated the sight of blood and once walked out during an operation. Classes he did like were his theatrical chemistry class and Robert Jameson's lectures on zoology and geology. He came back for a second year and hated it even more (Brown). -
Darwin Makes First Discovery
Charles Darwin made his first discovery at the age of eighteen. While walking along the coast with one his most important mentors at Edinburgh, Robert Grant he made observations which led to a discovery. He discovered the sea mat Flustra larvae move by cilia. Grant taught him how to make observations which made him lead to this discovery. (Brown). -
Charles Darwin Attends the University of Cambridge
After attending Christ's College in 1827 and paying his fees for the University, he came into residence on January 26 1828 (Charles Darwin & Evolution). He studied to be a clergyman since his father knew he didn't have a future as a physician.