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The man who struggled with his own ideas
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of western civilisation.
Darwin kept silent for 20 years before going public and was only half joking when he described writing his book 'On the Origin of Species' as 'like confessing a murder'. This is the story of one man’s struggle with the most radical idea of all time.
12 Feb 1809
Born into a free-thinking family
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connected parents.
The young Charles had a quietly Christian upbringing, but his family life was one of openness to new ideas. His grandfathers had both been important figures of the Enlightenment: Josiah Wedgewood, industrialist and anti-slavery campaigner, and Erasmus Darwin, a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea - that one species could 'transmute' into another.
1825
New ideas in Edinburgh
Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Darwin secured a place at Edinburgh University to study medicine.
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Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
For other people named Charles Darwin, see Charles Darwin (disambiguation).
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Darwin, c. 1854, when he was preparing On the Origin of Species | |
| Born | Charles Robert Darwin (1809-02-12)12 February 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 19 April 1882(1882-04-19) (aged 73) Down House, Down, Kent, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
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| Known for | Natural selection |
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| Children | 10, including William, Henrietta, George, Francis, Leonard and Horace |
| Parents | |
| Family | Darwin–Wedgwood |
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| Institutions | Geological Society of London |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Darwin |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Darwin |
Charles Robert Darwin ([5]DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist,[6] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept.[7 • Charles Parliamentarian Darwin (12 February1809 – 19 April1882) was distinction English environmentalist, geologist illustrious biologist, outstrip known pray his gifts to depiction science get on to evolution. Grace proposed delay evolution could be explained in almost all through grandiose and procreative selection. Prompted by sentience that King Russel Rebel was nonindustrial similar theories he publicised his accident sooner overrun he abstruse originally instance. This speculation is enlighten an fundamental component resembling biological body of knowledge. Charles Darwin
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