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Timespan
Darwin Life span ranged from 1809 - 1882. In 1887 His last book "The autobiography of Charles Darwin" was published. -
Birth
Charles Darwin born in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. -
Day School
In 1817 8 year old Darwin joined the day school run by its preacher. He had already a taste in natural history. -
Joined school
In september 1818 Darwin joined the nearby Anglican Shrewsbury School as a boarder. -
Doctor
Darwin worked as an as an apprentice doctor, helping his father treat the poor of Shropshire. -
Medical school
Darwin went to the University of Edinburgh Medical School where he found lectures dull and surgery distressing, so started to neglect his studies. -
Discovery
He presented at the Plinian his own discovery that black spores found in oyster shells were the eggs of a skate leech. -
College
The neglect of medical studies annoyed his father, who shrewdly sent him to Christ's College, Cambridge. -
Degree completion
Darwin completed a degree in Bachelor of ARTS. -
voyage of the beagle
After delays, the voyage began. It lasted almost five years. During that time Darwin spent most of that time on land investigating geology and making natural history collections, while the Beagle surveyed and charted coasts. -
Return of Beagle
Beagle reached Falmouth, Cornwall, on 2 October 1836. -
Marriage
Darwin got married to emma darwin in 1839. -
Letter from wallace
18 June 1858, he received a paper from Wallace describing natural selection. -
Origin of species
Origin of Species book proved unexpectedly popular, with the entire stock of 1,250 copies oversubscribed when it went on sale to booksellers on 22 November 1859. -
Death
Darwin died in 1882 due to a heart disiease called "angina pectoris".
