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Born
He was born to Robert Darwin and Susannah Darwin at the Mount in Shrewsbury, is Shropshire, England. He was always very curious about marine life and insects. -
Attends University of Edinburgh in Scotland
Charles's father wanted him to attend medical school, but he did not like blood. He joined the Plinian Society and attended their scientific debates. He leaned about examinations based on natural causes. He left medical school in 1827. -
Attends the University of Cambridge
After leaving medical school, he enrolled in Christ's College for a Bachelor of Arts degree. -
Beagle Sea Voyage
Studied and documented creatures in South America -
Married Emma Wedgewood
They were married at St. Peters Anglican Church. It turns out they were cousins. They had different views on religion so they had some issues early on in their marriage. -
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs was published
This was the explanation of the development of coral reefs based off of what Charles has learned during the Beagle Voyage. -
Natural Selection Theory Published
Charles wrote The Origin of Species by Natural Selection. There were initially 1,250 copies printed on 22 Nov 1859. The theory presented evidence that populations evolve over the course of generations through natural selection. Darwin's concept of evolution has become the theory for modern life sciences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0B6os-6uuc&feature=youtu.be Rogers, Kevin. “Charles Darwin Timeline.” World History Project, worldhistoryproject.org/topics/charles-darwin. -
Received an Honorary Doctorate of Law From Cambridge University
After Cambridge University had accepted the concept of Darwinism he received the Honorary Doctorate Award. This was considered to be one of the proudest moments of his life. Rogers, Kevin. “Charles Darwin Timeline.” World History Project, worldhistoryproject.org/topics/charles-darwin. -
Died
He died in Down, Kent. He was buried in Westminster Abbey at the request of his colleagues.
