Charles Darwin (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
The work of Charles Robert Darwin is of inestimable importance in human and scientific history; the publication of his book On the Origin of Species in 1859 marks a turning point in the development of modern thought. Ironically, Darwin studied for two different professions—medicine and the ministry—before turning to biology and science.
Charles Darwin, grandson of the eighteenth century physician, botanist, and poet Erasmus Darwin, was born at Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809; his father was a prosperous physician and his mother was a daughter of the noted...
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