Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

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"The dearest, sweetest, loveliest old grandpa that ever was. In everything he does, he exudes an enchanting kind of quiet power."

John Fiske

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Structure

1. Basic Information
2. Timeline
3. International Darwin Day
4. Fun Facts
5. Sources

Basic InforMation

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Basic Information

Charles Robert Darwin

• Born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England
• Father: Robert Darwin (wealthy society doctor)

• Mother: Susannah Darwin

• Attended the University of Edinburgh in 1825 and Christ's College Cambridge in 1828

Timeline

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Timeline

August 1831

Charles Darwin is invited to join HMS Beagle on a surveying voyage to South America.

Charles Darwin joins Captain Fitzroy aboard HMS Beagle. The voyage lasts five years and takes him all around the world.

December 1831

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The voyage of the Beagle

Darwin was responsible for collecting and making notes about the animals and plants of the countries they visited. -> He found huge fossils of recently extinct mammals -> The first dedicated naturalist to visit the Galapagos Islands

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January 1839

Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin. They have ten children (three die in childhood).

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

November 1859

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Theory of Evolution

All living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and microbes, come from a common ancestor by slowly changing throughout the generations. ->Those who fit best into their environment have the best chance to survive and breed -> "survival of the fittest"

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Timeline

Darwin’s second book on evolutionary theory, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, focuses on human evolution and sexual selection.

1871

November 1872

Darwin publishes The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

19 April 1882

Darwin dies.

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International Darwin Day

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International Darwin Day

Why?

• To reflect the importance of the scientific thinking, works, curiosity to find new things, hunger for truth etc.

How?

• Visit a natural history museum
• Attend exhibitions
• Share several posts to celebrate and honor Charles Darwin

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Fun Facts

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Darwin was born on the same day as Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln-> Born in a rude log cabin in the Kentucky wilderness Charles Darwin-> Born in a grand Georgian house on an estate

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He composed a pro/con list to decide on whether to marry

He dined on exotic animals

As a student at Cambridge, he formed the Gourmet Club, also known as the Glutton Club, for the purpose of dining on “birds and beasts, which were before unknown to human palate.”

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Sources

• https://kids.kiddle.co/Charles_Darwin
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Charles-Darwin/353038
• https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/learning-resources/timeline#/
• https://www.jagrantv.com/en-show/darwin-day-2022-history-celebration-and-significance-rc1027808
• https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-charles-darwin

Sources

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Sources

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Sources

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