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Darwin is Born
Charles Robert Darwin, the father of Darwinism, and the leading thought behind all animals on earth come from a common ancestor, was born February 12th, 1809. -
Darwin Apprentices with Doctor
Darwin apprentices with his father, Robert Darwin, starting his path to become a doctor, before he went to Edinburgh Medical School in the United Kingdom. While apprenticing to his father, Darwin would help care for ill and sick people, and he also helped care for the poor. -
Darwin reads Grandfathers Journal
In 1827, Darwin found and read his grandfathers, Erasmus Darwin, journal. The journal contained Erasmus' thoughts and musings about evolution, which started his thinking of evolution. -
Darwin and the HMS Beagle
In 1831, just four years after giving thought to evolution, Darwin's uncle, Josiah Wedgewood II, wold convince Robert Darwin to allow Charles to sail on the HMS Beagle, on a voyage that would take 5 years. The trip would take him to the Galápagos Islands, where he would observe animals that had lived in isolation for many generations. This is where Darwin would come up with the Theory of Evolution. -
Darwinism
After his trip to the Galapagos, Darwin would theorize that natural selection was how animals evolved, adapting to their current surroundings. Darwin would sit on this theory for almost 20 years. In 1859, he would publish his book "On the Origin Of Species". He would not have published this, if it wasn't for another young naturalist who published his similar work natural selection and evolution. -
Death of Darwin
Darwin would live a long and fruitful life. His contributions to evolution and natural selection are still used to this day as cornerstone and foundation of the way we think of evolution. He would go on to publish more than 20 books on the subject. On Christmas Day, 1881, Darwin would have a heart attack. He would continue experincing seizures, until he passed away in April 1882, in his house. He would be buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Who is Darwin
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Reference
1859: Darwin published on the Origin of Species, proposing continual evolution of species. Genome.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://www.genome.gov/25520157/online-education-kit-1859-darwin-published-on-the-origin-of-species-proposing-continual-evolution-of-species A&E Networks Television. (2014). Charles Darwin. Biography.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://www.biography.com/scientists/charles-darwin