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Who was
Charles Darwin was a British naturalist who proposed the theory of biological evolution in 1858. -
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Childhood
Darwin was always a curious child, so when he was little he liked to explore natural spaces surrounding this family home and collect samples and specimens of flora and fauna. -
Birth
Charles Darwin was born on 12th February in 1809 in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, USA, America. -
University of Edimburg
When he grows up, he entered the University of Edinburg to study medicine at the request of this father, what was a doctor. -
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Christ's College
in 1828, he entered Christ’s College, Cambridge. -
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HMS Beagle
n university, he met someone’s scientifics with who Darwin travelled from 1831 to 1836 and be part of a research expedition on ship “HMS Beagle”, to catalogue animals and plants, -
Descendent with modification
he realized the patrons on animals and plants, in 1839, Darwin was defined evolution as “descendent with modification”, species change over time, giving rise to new species and sharing a common ancestor. -
Royal Medal
Charles Darwin won the Royal Medal in 1853 -
Wollaston Medal
Wollaston Medal in 1859 -
Legacy
He helps to understand the living world and the way its many species function, evolve and interact. -
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Later, after studied and analized this theory, in 1859, he publishes “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”, for he won Wollaston Medal. -
Copley Medal
Copley Medal in 1864