Charles Darwin
English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- The Mount
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeUniversity of Edinburgh
- Awards
- 🏆 Copley Medal🏆 Royal Medal
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week."
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
"Looking not to any one time, but to all time, if my theory be true, numberless intermediate varieties, linking most closely all the species of the same group together, must assuredly have existed; but…"
"Even insects express anger, terror, jealousy, and love by their stridulation."
"After a time the minute colourless particles which are imbedded in the flowing protoplasm are drawn towards and unite with the aggregated masses; so that the protoplasm on the walls being now rendered…"
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Timeline
1758
Born
Birth1778
Died
Death
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