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Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was already eminent as an English naturalist[I] when he proposed and provided scientific evidence to show that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin's scientific discovery remains the foundation of biology, as it provides a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life.

Darwin developed his interest in natural history while studying first medicine at Edinburgh University, then theology at Cambridge. His five-year voyage on the Beagle established him as a geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles...

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• Charles Darwin Died
  Apr 18, 1882

  Charles Darwin died in Down House

• The Life of Erasmus Darwin
  1878

  The Life of Erasmus Darwin is the 1879 biography of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) by his grandson Charles Darwin. Before publication however 16% of the work was cut out by Charles' daughter Etty Darwin — mostly the most provocative parts. It is worth noting that The Autobiography of Charles Darwin was later similarly treated. An unabridged edition edited by Desmond King-Hele was published in 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary since Erasmus' death. As of 2006 the original edition, now in the public domain, has not apparently been the Internet, the unabridged edition naturally remains under copyright. ...,

• Charles Darwin has a child, Horace Darwin
  May 12, 1851

  Charles Darwin has a child, Horace Darwin

• Charles Darwin's Birthday
  Feb 11, 1809

  Charles Darwin was born