Charles Darwin Born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, England Died April 19, 1882, Kent, England Charles Darwin’s biological theories overturned traditional beliefs, resulting in a revolution in thinking about the origin of life. Today, Darwin...

English Naturalist 1809-1882 Charles Darwin was probably the most influential scientist of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his revolutionary ideas that species transmute, or evolve, by means of the primary mechanism of natural selection,...

Darwin, Charles Robert(1809 s excellent Charles Darwin: Evolution by Natural Selection (London: T. Nelson,...

Naturalist Charles Darwin originated the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Darwin (1809–1882), who was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, established the modern scientific understanding of humanity's place in...

English naturalist Charles Robert Darwin is credited with popularizing the concept of organic evolution by means of natural selection. Though Darwin was not the first naturalist to propose a model of biological evolution, his introduction of the...

Charles Darwin is widely regarded as the founder of modern evolutionism. Although not the first to propose a theory of the transmutation of species, his Origin of Species (1859) sparked the debate which converted the scientific community to...

1809-1882 English Naturalist Charles Robert Darwin is best known for his hypothesis that natural selection is the driving force behind evolution. Although the idea that species evolve over time was not a new one, Darwin's famous work, On the...

Darwin, an English biologist known for his theory of evolution, was born at Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He was born on the same day and the same year as Abraham Lincoln, a coincidence that may alert American readers to Darwin's...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, with its emphasis on natural selection, was the first to win wide approval from the scientific...

(born Feb. 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Eng.—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent) British naturalist. The grandson of Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and biology at Cambridge. He was...

1809-1882 English naturalist whose theory that species evolve through natural selection launched a revolution in the biological sciences as well as a storm of scientific and religious controversy. His 1859 book On the Origin of Species outlined his...

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