A man named Charles Darwin proposed the Theory of Evolution in the mid 19th century. Today, this is used as one of the core themes of biology. The theory explains why living organisms have both unity and diversity. He also stated his views on natural selection while developing his theory. Charles Darwin’s early life experiences and research ultimately led to the idea and his interpretation of the Theory of Evolution.
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. He was the fourth child of six. His mother, Susannah Wedgewood, and his father, Robert Darwin, built their house on a hill in town overlooking the River Severn. Charles was baptized at St. Chad’s Anglican Church in Shrewsbury in November of 1809 making him only nine months old. His mother, however, was Unitarian and took him to her church as he grew up and is also where he would go to school. Sadly, at the age of eight, his mother passed away and he was enrolled in the Shrewsbury School.
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Unfortunately for his father, Charles couldn’t stand the sight of blood and lacked an interest in the medical field. However, while he was at Edinburgh, Charles formed an important relationship with Professor Robert Grant who taught zoology at the university. They would often take walks around to collect specimens for Grant to teach Charles about. Also, through Grant he learned of Lamarck (a French naturalist) and his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, doing research together on the principle of transmutation, or evolution. This is what Charles Darwin would spend a majority of his life working