Charles darwin

Charles Darwin

By Jae'Von Manning

  • Birthplace

    Birthplace
    Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England.

  • Early Education

    Early Education
    After the death of his mother in 1817, Charles Darwin joins Shrewsbury School as a boarder, with his older brother Erasmus.

  • Higher Form of Education

    Higher Form of Education
    At the age of 16 Charles Darwin begins studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He cannot stand the sight of blood, so in 1828 he leaves to join Christ’s College, Cambridge to study for a general degree that may lead to him becoming an Anglican clergyman. At both universities he proves to be more interested in natural history than in his regular studies.

  • Darwin receives an offer

    Darwin receives an offer
    Charles Darwin is invited to join HMS Beagle on a surveying voyage to South America.

  • Darwin joins the HMS Beagle 2nd voyage.

    Darwin joins the HMS Beagle 2nd voyage.
    Charles Darwin joins Captain Fitzroy aboard HMS Beagle. The voyage lasts five years and takes him all around the world.

  • Darwin encounters two new kinds of human society

    Darwin encounters two new kinds of human society
    Charles Darwin encounters slavery in Brazil and later meets the native people of Tierra del Fuego.

  • Darwin Returns

    Darwin Returns
    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKppAtIeh8 Charles Darwin returns to England with a large collection of specimens and observations.
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    Darwin and The Geological Society

    Between January 1837 and March 1838, Darwin became a central figure in the Geological Society, presenting four papers on his Beagle findings and becoming its secretary (a position he held until 1841).

  • Darwin Publishes

    Darwin Publishes
    [archive]https://archive.org/details/journalofresearc00darw/page/n7/mode/2up
    1.Darwin publishes his Journal of Researcher into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle

  • Darwin Marries

    Darwin Marries
    Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin. They have ten children (three die in childhood) and remain devoted to each other. Emma and the children play important roles in collecting data, liaising with correspondents and illustrating and editing Darwin’s work.

  • Darwin's Grief

    Darwin's Grief
    Annie Darwin was the second child and eldest daughter of Charles and Emma Darwin. She died at the age of ten in 1851, presumably of tuberculosis.

  • Darwin and Wallace

    Darwin and Wallace
    In 1858, Wallace sent a letter to Darwin outlining his ideas of evolution, the two later collaborated on scientific paper, discussing their evidence of natural selection and evolution.

  • Charles Darwin publishes Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin publishes Origin of Species
    [bing]https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Darwin+origin+of+species&mid=C1B1BF7412989BE9803DC1B1BF7412989BE9803D 1.) Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It is immediately a best-seller but opinion on its argument for evolution is divided.
    2.) Biographer Lyanda Haupt says "you can see the influence of Annie’s death in the shaping of that book."

  • The Great Debate

    The Great Debate
    The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum in Oxford, England, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species. Several prominent British scientists and philosophers participated, including Thomas Henry Huxley, Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, Benjamin Brodie, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Robert FitzRoy.

  • Awards and Honors

    Awards and Honors
    Darwin was awarded the Copley Medal in 1864 for his achievements in science.

  • Charles Darwin publishes The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication

    Charles Darwin publishes The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
    [archive]https://archive.org/details/variationofan02darw Darwin published The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, his first book on genetics.

  • Charles Darwin publishes The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

    Charles Darwin publishes The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
    Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, his second book on human evolution. [bing]https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=darwin+descent+of+man&mid=0345314CE6D10FF6B4880345314CE6D10FF6B488

  • Charles Darwin publishes The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms

    Charles Darwin publishes The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
    Darwin published The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, his last scientific book.
    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVTDJqULYk

  • Passing of Charles Darwin

    Passing of Charles Darwin
    Charles Darwin died at the age of 73 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
    [westminster]https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/charles-darwin