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The birth: Charles Robert Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Sherewsbury the February 12, 1809 . -
Darwin Started study medicine
Darwin in October 1825 entered the University of Edinburgh to study medicine for his father's decision -
Darwin makes a friendship
Rather than academic studies he was forced to take , Darwin drew his advantage in Cambridge voluntary classes botanist and entomologist John Henslow assistance , whose friendship he reported "an inestimable benefit " -
He finished his studies
Upon completion of his studies in April 1831 , Reverend Henslow persuaded him profundizase in geology -
Meets Adam Sedwick
Henslow introduced to Adam Sedgwick , founder of the Cambrian system , who just started his studies on it in an expedition to North Wales in April of that same year with a Darwin -
Beagle Expedition
The December 27, 1831 the Beagle sailed from Davenport to Darwin on board , ready to begin what he called his " second life" after two months of disappointing hopes in Plymouth, while the ship was repaired the damage caused to his previous trip and after the gale thwarted two attempts at starting -
Became ill
It has been speculated that in March 1835 , contract a latent called Chagas disease as a result of an insect bite infection. -
The fruits of a journey
Darwin returned to England on October 2, 1836 ; the change in those years must have been so remarkable that his father , "the most acute observer has seen skeptical natural and I was far from believing in phrenology " ruled to re- see the shape of his head He had changed completely. Also his health had altered ; towards the end of the trip he was dizzy more easily than in the beginning , and in the fall of 1834 he had been sick for a month -
Scientific Achievements
Among the scientific achievements of Darwin during the voyage, the first to see the light ( 1842 ) would be the theory of the formation of coral reefs by growing it at the edges and on top of islands that were sinking slowly -
Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character
From 1846 to 1854, Darwin was occupied in writing their monographs on cirrípodos , for which he had become interested while in the coast of Chile to find copies of a type that posed problems of classification -
His last days of life
In late 1881 he began to suffer serious heart problems -
Came an end
He died of a heart attack on April 19, 1882 .
