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Beginnings
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England,
to Robert and Susannah Darwin. His father Robert, was a well-known physician at the time, and young Charles Darwin was expected to follow in those footsteps. -
Student of Medicine
At Edinburg University, 16 year-old Darwin was a study medicine and was to become a physician. It quickly became evident that he was not interested in medicine. He took to studying Science in his own time. Darwin was particularly interested in collecting and dissecting sea life from tide pools. The discoveries he made under the microscope only fueled his curiosity. -
Cambridge University
At Cambridge, Darwin pursued a BA then would pursue additional education to become a clergymen. However, during this time, Darwin's curiosity only grew. He studied plants, collected insects, and later went on to study geology. -
Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin boarded the Beagle. The primary purpose of the voyage was to construct more complete maps of the South American Coastline and the Galapagos Islands.Darwin made observations of how species differed from island to island, linking geography to the diverse biological discoveries. -
The Return
Upon his return to England, Darwin had a journal that was compiled of thousands of species that he had documented from the voyage. Upon his review of his findings, he began to question how new species come to be. -
Evolution and Natural Selection
Darwin began working full time to develop his theories on Evolution and Natural Selection. Provided Below is a Video simplifying his theories.
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Publication of Major Work
After being encouraged be a select group of peers, Darwin spent approximately a year authoring. his book, On the Origin of Species. Once published, Darwin's theories faced heavy criticism in that his work suggested a theory that excluded Devine intervention and challenged established paradigms that centered around Creation. Works Refrenced
Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species. Bantam, 1859 -
Death
Darwin Died April 19th of 1882.
The years following the publication of his work, the scientific community came accept Darwin's theories of Evolution.
He is now regarded as the Father of Evolution.