CHARLES DARWIN

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  • Darwins boen

    12 February Born in Shrewsbury, England, the son of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah, nee Wedgwood.

  • BEAGLE SETS SAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME

    Beagle set sail on her first voyage in 1826, leaving Plymouth on 22 May.

  • Darwin Travels to Wales

    Travels to Wales to collect insects with entomologist Frederick William Hope.

  • BEAGLE’S SECOND VOYAGE

    Beagle left Plymouth for her second voyage on 27 December 1831. Captained by Robert FitzRoy.

  • Beagle visits Falkland Islands

    From April to July around Maldonado, August to December in Rio Negro and Montevideo.

  • BEAGLE’S THIRD VOYAGE

    Beagle set sail on its third and final voyage in 1837, surveying large parts of the uncharted Australian coast under the command of Commander John Clements Wickham.

  • 1842

    Darwin makes a short geological excursion in Wales.

  • 1852

    Spent year working on barnacles

  • Darwin's death

    Charles Darwin died, aged 73 at his Kent home, Down House on 19 April 1882.