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Birth
Charles Darwin was born on Febuary 9, 1809 into a very wealthy family. His house in to the left. -
Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University
Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University at 16 years old. -
He started his voyage on the HMS Beagle with captain Robert FitzRoy
He started his voage on the HMS Beagle with captain Robert FitzRoy where he would study and start his theories. -
Darwin was already a celebrity in scientific circles.
Darwin was already a celebrity in scientific circles in December 1835. He was a celebrity because of his theories and scientific knowledge. -
The voyage on the HMS Beagal is over.
The voyage on the HMS Beagal is over. Before he left FitzRoy had given him the first volume of Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology. The exact date of him getting back is not known. Only the year. -
Darwin began to write Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle
After he returned to England in 1836, Darwin began to write up his findings in the Journal of Researches,Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. -
Charles Lyell met Charles Darwin for the first time.
Charles Lyell met Charles Darwin for the first time in Glasgow. -
He puplically introduces his theory of evolution.
In 1858, after years of further scientific research, Darwin publically introduced his theory of evolution. -
Published his book called The Origin of Species
This year is when he published The Origin of Species where he discusses how organisms evolve over time. The exact date is not known. Only the year. -
Death
Charles Darwin died at 73 years old. He was buried at Westminster Abbey (a famous church in England)
