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Charles Robert Darwin, Born 1809
Born February 12, 1809, In Shrewsbury, England, Charles Darwin always had an attraction to the sciences in 1825 his father sent him to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. When attending Darwin was exposed to many theories and ideas that went against the concept of time that would later spark his theory of evolution. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin http://darwin-online.org.uk/timeline.html -
beginning of Darwin's theory
In 1828, he then moved and went on to attend the Christ’s College in Cambridge where he was taught and was open to the idea of providential design. As his education journey continued, Charles Darwin was given the opportunity to join a voyage on the famous HMS Beagle that would allow him to gain the much needed evidence for what has come to be the most famous evolution theory in the world, Darwinism. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin http://darwin-online.org.uk/timeline.html -
Time to set sail
In August he returns to Shrewsbury from Wales to find a letter from Henslow inviting him to join the Beagle voyage. Darwin’s father objects, but his uncle, Josiah Wedgwood II, persuades him otherwise. Meets Captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) and makes preparations for the voyage. Begins Beagle diary. After two false starts, the ship leaves Plymouth on 27 December.
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1882 Dies 19 April
Aged seventy-three. Buried in Westminster Abbey. before he passed he published at least six books he was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. His view that all species of life have adapted over time from common ancestors is now widely accepted, and considered a foundational concept in science.
