The life and times of Charles Darwin By emilymarlin2014 Feb 12, 1809 Birth of Charles Darwin Oct 15, 1825 Darwin began first year of medical school at Edinburgh Nov 6, 1826 Darwin began his second year of medical school at Edinburgh Mar 27, 1827 Darwin gave his first scientific speech at a meeting of the Plinian Society Dec 1, 1827 Darwin began studying for the clergy at Christ's College in Cambridge Jan 22, 1831 Took final exam at Christ's College and placed 10th out of 178 students Apr 26, 1831 Darwin graduated from Cambridge Dec 27, 1831 Darwin left on Beagle Voyage - choosen as a naturalist for a 2 year voyage to South America Mar 14, 1835 Darwin started out on his Andes expedition Oct 2, 1836 Beagle Voyage finally arrived home in England after four years, nine months, five days Jan 4, 1837 Gave first speech before Royal Geological Society in London Jan 29, 1839 Married his cousin Emma Wedgewood Jul 26, 1843 In a letter to George Waterhouse Darwin hinted at his belief in transmutation Apr 18, 1844 Darwin sent 189 page manuscript on transmutation sketch to a local Downe schoolmaster for editing Sep 1, 1846 Darwin's book "Geological Observations on South America" was complete Sep 5, 1857 Darwin sent an outline of his theory of natural selection to Asa Gray, professor of natural history at Harvard University Jul 1, 1858 Darwin first went public about his views on the evolution of species Nov 30, 1864 Darwin was awarded the Copley Medal; the highest honor bestowed by the Royal Society May 31, 1876 Darwin started working on his autobiography Aug 3, 1876 Darwin finished writing his autobiography Apr 19, 1882 Death of Charles Darwin
