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Charles Robert Darwin born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK died April 19,1882, Downe, Kent. A naturalist from England whose scientific theory of natural selection has evolved into the basis of modern evolutionary studies. -
Darwin eventually sailed on the Beagle. -
Darwin becomes acquainted with geologist Lyell for the first time. -
Darwin creates a thirty-five-page sketch of the theory of evolution. -
Later that year, Chambers released Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, an extension of evolutionary theory. -
Darwin finishes his latest work describing Beagle's voyages: Southern American Geological Observations. -
Darwin is conducting experiments to show that seeds, plants and animals could reach the offshore islands, where they could produce new species in geographic isolation. -
Darwin's on the move. He writes a book, stripped of academic references and intended for the reader, entitled On the Origin of Species. The 1859 issue of 1250 copies was oversubscribed, and Darwin began corrections for a second issue. -
Darwin received the Copley Medal from the Royal Society, having been nominated three years in a row. This is the source of a great deal of debate: the origin of the species has been omitted from the reward. -
Darwinism started to dominate the views of the British Association, since the main scientific supporters of Darwin, Hooker and Huxley, were presidents. -
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is published. -
Darwin was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by Cambridge. -
Following a Christmas heart attack and subsequent seizures, Charles Darwin passed away in great suffering at Down House. He was later laid to rest in Westminster Abbey.