Charles Darwin
By: Micah Morley
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was an English Naturalist.
Birth: Feburary 12, 1809
Died: April 19, 1882
Nationality: Bristish
Residence: England
Education: University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge
Awards: Copley Medal, Royal Medal, Wollaston Medal
Childhood
- He was the youngest of six children
- Came from a long line of scientists
- His mother died when he was just 8, his father was a doctor
- He was a child of wealth and loved to explore nature
Theory of Evolution
Many scientists believed that all species were either here when the earth began or created of natural history. Darwin however noticed similarities among species all over the globe. Leading him to believe that have evolved from common ancestors.
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