Charles Robert Darwin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles Robert Darwin, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1809–18716 events3 places

Chronological biography

1809

Birth of Charles Dawin12 February 1809

Science / Biology · Shrewsbury

Birth of Charles Dawin, grandson of Josiah Wedgewood & Erasmus Darwin

1831

Discovery of Evolution27 February 1831

Science / Biology · Plymouth

Sets sail in the HMS Beagle. Departs for 5 yrs research in South America & the Galapagos Islands

1836

Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species1836

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species"

1839

Royal Society1839

Science / Royal Society · Fellow of the Royal Society · London

Appointed Member of Royal Society

1859

On the Origin of Species1859

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Publication of "The Origin of the Species"

1871

Descent of Man1871

Science / Biology

Publication of "Descent of Man"

Discovery of Evolution1871

Science / Biology

Concludes man evolved from ape-like ancestors 26 to 54 million yrs ago in Africa

Titles and roles

Fellow of the Royal Society

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.