12th February
Birth of Charles Dawin
Birth of Charles Dawin, grandson of Josiah Wedgewood & Erasmus Darwin
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Charles Darwin biography timeline
Explore a static chronology of 7 World History Database records for Charles Darwin. The page is generated from the same biography records used by the searchable database, making important life events directly crawlable and readable.
7 records
1809–1871 record span
6 event labels
1 country
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Charles Darwin: life, career and historical significance
English naturalist whose observations and research led to the theory of evolution by natural selection. The publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 transformed biology by providing a natural explanation for adaptation and the diversification of life.
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Charles Darwin: dated events and historical records
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1809
1831
27th February
Discovery of Evolution
Sets sail in the HMS Beagle. Departs for 5 yrs research in South America & the Galapagos Islands
1836
1836
Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species
Publication of "Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species"
1839
1839
Royal Society
Appointed Member of Royal Society
1859
1859
On the Origin of Species
Publication of "The Origin of the Species"
1871
1871
Descent of Man
Publication of "Descent of Man"
1871
Discovery of Evolution
Concludes man evolved from ape-like ancestors 26 to 54 million yrs ago in Africa
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