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Early Life of Charles Darwin (1809 - 1824)
Born on 02/12/1809 in Shrewsbury, England from a medical doctor, Dr. R.W. Darwin, and Susannah Darwin. He was the second youngest of six children who quickly found a passion for nature at an early age. The most influential person in his early childhood was his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, a renowned botanist who praised concepts of evolution and a common descent.
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Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin -
Education of Charles Darwin (1825 -1831)
In October 1825, at the age of 16, Darwin enrolled at the University of Edinburgh in the field of medical study. Finding it dull, he began to study natural science. In 1827, his upset father transferred him to Christ's College in Cambridge to become a parson. Due to his passion of nature, he found himself again studying natural science and received his degree in 1831.
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Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin -
Darwin’s Journey (1831-1836)
On 12/27/1831, mentor and botany professor John Stevens Henslow recommended Darwin for a naturalist’s position aboard the HMS Beagle. This journey would last five years and take Darwin around the world. His mission was to collect a variety of natural specimens, including birds, plants and fossils. This journey would be the inspiration of his greatest work "The Theory of Evolution"
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Darwin's Theory Takes Shape (1836 - 1858)
Darwin's return, in 1836, left him with more questions than answers. He began to document his findings in the Journal of Researches, later edited into the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. Darwin spent 22 years sifting and perfecting his research and in 1858 he publicly introduced his theory of evolution in a letter at a meeting of the Linnean Society. References: Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin -
Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1859)
On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin publishes his best-known work, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection". This led to Social Darwinism and also years of endless conflict with Creationist and the theory of Creationism. In the next century, scientific advances in DNA studies have provided factual data that his Theory of Evolution is quite accurate References: Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin -
Death of Charles Darwin (1882)
On April 19, 1882, Charles Darwin died of heart failure at his family home in London, England. Some suggest that he suffered from chronic Chagas disease that he contracted will kissing a bug on his journey around the world. He was survived by his wife Emma Darwin and his 10 children. He was buried at Westminster Abbey in London England. References: Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin