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He also suggested that we as humans were unique, but we did not come from a creator but more of an evolutionary descendent of animals. He also stated that based off the environment that living organisms were put into would decide how an organism would change and adapt overtime. Darwin was a brilliant thinker and one of the greatest of all time. -
Charles Darwin
Introduction
Charles Darwin was man that was inspired by knowing the evolution of people, animals and plants. Darwin was a naturalist who was born in England. Charles Darwin was famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin suggested that humans and animals are not only alike but share some the same DNA. -
Early Life
Charles Darwin, in full Charles Robert Darwin was born February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was an english naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. -
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In 1825 Darwin went to Edinburgh University in Scotland to study medicine, but he soon realized that he was unable to even watch an operation being performed. In 1828 he entered Christ's College, Cambridge, England, to become a minister. He soon gave up that idea also, but he continued to study. He attended John Stevens Henslow's course in botany (the study of plants), started a collection of beetles that became famous, and read widely. He received his bachelor's degree in 1831. -
The HMS Beagle
The Theory of evolution would take some time to formulate but is Darwin’s early years Darwin need to prove his theory with facts. Before he was able to share his ideas, He conducted a great deal of research by traveling the world. The most important journey Darwin would take would be his trip to the Galapagos island on the HMS beagle. -
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. While visiting the island Darwin would become extremely interested in finches and various other birds and animals. The reason for this is because each island would carry different variations of the bird or animal on different islands. The natives would also recognize this and noticed different variations of the tortoise depending on which island they were on. -
Natural Selection
The years after the voyage of The HMS beagle would be of great importance to Darwin and other scholars. Darwin started to study even more about how living organism would change over time he would continue to get information from animal breeders and even plant experts on how they would come up with different breeds of animals and plants. In 1859 Charles Darwin would show the world of his findings and would publish The Origin of species by natural Selection. -
Death
Following a lifetime of devout research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, in London, on April 19, 1882. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. -
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Citations
Perry, Sarah. “Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker by AN Wilson – Review.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Sept. 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/18/charles-darwin-victorian-mythmaker-review-an-wilson. https://www.insider.co.uk/news/university-edinburgh-courses-students-scotland-13731403
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