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Birth (Shrewsbury, England)
Darwin was born to his Father Robert Darwin, a physician and his mother, Susannah Wedgewood (van Wyhe). -
Study of Medicine at Edinburgh University
At the age of sixteen, Darwin's father sent him to Edinburgh University to study medicine. Concluding that his father would leave him an inheritance sufficient to facilitate a comfortable life, he neglected to have urgency in his studies of medicine. With his mentor Dr. Robert Grant, Darwin investigated marine cultures (van Wyhe). -
First Scientific Paper
Presented his first scientific paper to the student Plinian Society. His writing communicated the discovery that ova of Flustra were larvae propelled by cilia (van Wyhe). -
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BA from Cambridge
Disinterested in becoming a physician, Darwin went to Cambridge in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Owing to his fascination with natural science, he collected beetles, studied botany, and geology. He was awarded a BA in 1831 (van Wyhe). -
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Voyage
Being the young and promising naturalist Darwin was, he set sail on the Beagle armed with the recommendation of his Cambridge mentor Professor Henslow. While the purpose of his voyage was to create maps of South America and the Galapagos islands, his accomplishments were overreaching. Darwin acquired an abundance of data on thousands of species to publish work about (van Wyhe). -
The Origin of Species
Darwin published The Origin of Species after 13 months of work following his return to England from his voyage (van Wyhe). His published work asserted the theory of evolution by natural selection. His work says the species evolve as a means of survival based on environmental forces (Darwin and Peckham). -
Death
Darwin was laid to rest as one of the most respected scientists (“Charles Darwin”).
