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Birth
Charles Darwin was born on the 12th of February, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. Darwin was the son of Robert Waring Darwin, and Susannah Wedgwood. -
HMS Beagle voyage
At the age of 22 in December of 1831, Darwin set off on the HMS beagle from Plymouth, England. He would set out for a 5 year voyage on this expedition he would begin to form his theory of evolution. -
Begins writing theory on natural selection
In 1842 Darwin would begin his writing on the theory of natural selection to which he did not intend on publishing immediately. In this writing he would challenge the current paradigm of natural history and present his own. -
First public acknowledgment.
In 1858 at the Linnean Society Darwin would present his theory of natural selection at this gathering a year before the release of his work. -
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species
In 1859, Darwin release his book, "Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species". His theory of evolution through natural selection, would later become known just as “Darwinism". His work would become widely accepted in the late 1800s. -
Death
Suffering almost his whole life with illnesses he succumbed to a heart attack in April of 1882 in his family home in Down, England a village of London, England, and was laid to rest in the Westminster Abbey. -
Works
(1) Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. (1845)
-Darwin, Charles. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. London, John Murray, 1845.
(2) On the Origin of Species. (1859)
-Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London, John Murray, 1859
(3) The descent of man. (1971)
-Darwin, Charles. The descent of man. London, John Murray, 1871 -
References
(1) Desmond, A. J. (2022, April 15). Charles Darwin. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin (2) Biography.com Editors. (April 2, 2014). Charles Darwin Biography. Biography.com https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin (3) John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)