Charles Darwin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Natural History
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, which he set forth in On the Origin of Species, revolutionized biology by providing a scientific explanation for the origin and development of living forms.
Early Life
Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, the fifth of six children. His mother, Susannah, the daughter of famed potter Josiah Wedgwood, died when he was eight, leaving him in the care of his elder sisters. His father, Robert Waring Darwin, was a robust and genial country doctor with a...
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