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Charles Darwin was born in Shrewbury, Shropshire. He was born into a wealthy family.
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He did his studies at Shrewsbury, He was nicknamed "Gas" by his school mates.
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His dad sent him to Edinburgh University to study medicine. His studies helped him on his voyage.
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He went on a five year expedition. This trip helped him with his studies.
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Darwin was 22 years old when they set sail to go on the voyage. He spent 18 months of the voyage aboard the ship.
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Darwin returned to England. He worked on his Darwinism Theory for twenty years.
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He married his wife Emma Wedgwood. They also had ten kids... but three died at young ages
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When Darwins daughter died. He no longer beleived in god.
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Wallace and Darwin announced their journals and theories. They both told what they had discovered.
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Darwin published his journal. It is called, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection."
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He became really ill. No doctor could tell him what was wrong with him.
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Darwin died in 1882. He's buried in Westminster Abbey. He died of old age.