Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

12 February 1809
19 April 1882
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Royal Medal (1853), Wollaston Medal (1859), Copley Medal(1864).

Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. In October 1825, at age 16, Darwin enrolled at University of Edinburgh along with his brother Erasmus. Two years later, he became a student at Christ's College in Cambridge.

His father hoped he would follow in his footsteps and become a medical doctor, but the sight of blood made Darwin queasy. His father suggested he study to become a person instead, but Darwin was far more inclined to study natural history.

On December 27, 1831, the HMS Beagle launched its voyage around the world with Darwin aboard. Over the course of the trip, Darwin collected a variety of natural specimens, including birds, plants and fossils. He built up that all types of life have slid after some time from regular predecessors, and in a joint distribution with Alfred Russel Wallace presented his logical hypothesis that this spreading example of advancement came about because of a procedure that he called characteristic choice, in which the battle for presence has a comparative impact to the counterfeit choice engaged with particular rearing.