Charles Darwin: Biography, Education, Theory of Evolution
                     Charles Darwin | 
Biography, Education, 
Theory of Evolution
Introduction
Charles Darwin, in full Charles Robert Darwin, English 
naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural 
selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary 
studies. 
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Birth
Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. 
His father, a doctor, had high hopes that his son would 
earn a medical degree at Edinburgh University in Scotland, 
where he enrolled at the age of sixteen.
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Early Life
It turned out that Darwin was more interested in natural 
history than medicine—it was said that the sight of blood 
made him sick to his stomach. While he continued his 
studies in theology at Cambridge, it was his focus on 
natural history that became his passion. 
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Voyage aboard a 
ship 
In 1831, Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard a ship of 
the British Royal Navy, the HMS Beagle, employed as a 
naturalist. The main purpose of the trip was to survey the 
coastline of South America and chart its harbors to make 
better maps of the region. 
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Early life
Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples 
of plants, animals, rocks, and fossils. He explored regions 
in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and remote islands such as the 
Galápagos. 
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Early life cont.
Upon his return to England in 1836, Darwin’s work 
continued. Studies of his samples and notes from the trip 
led to groundbreaking scientific discoveries.
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On the Origin of Species
In 1859, Darwin published his thoughts about evolution 
and natural selection in On the Origin of Species. It was as 
popular as it was controversial.
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Analysis of the plants and 
animals 
Darwin’s analysis of the plants and animals he gathered 
led him to question how species form and change over 
time. This work convinced him of the insight that he is 
most famous for—natural selection. 
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Death
Charles Darwin died in 1882 at the age of seventy-three. 
He is buried in Westminster Abbey in London, England.
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