Charles Robert Darwin By 1ºbtoC Feb 12, 1802 Birth 1817 He joined the day school run by its preacher 1818 He joined the nearby Shrewsbury Anglican School with his brother Erasmus as a pupil. 1825 Darwin spent the summer as an apprentice doctor, helping his father 1825 He go to the University of Edinburgh Medical School with his brother Erasmus Mar 27, 1827 He presented at the Plinian his first discovery. 1828 He joined the ordinary degree course. Nov 24, 1859 Darwin published his most important work “On the Origin of Species” Apr 12, 1882 Death