Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Erasmus Darwin Biography and Timeline

Follow Erasmus Darwin through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Build a biography Browse biographies Browse by event

Erasmus Darwin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

1 of 1Page

1765–1796Years on this page

1765

Lunar Society Meetings

Physician · Birmingham · Science / Lunar Society

Darwin joins informal Birmingham meetings linking scientific inquiry with industrial improvement.

1766

Lunar Society

Physician · Birmingham · Science / Technology

Participates in Birmingham’s Lunar Society, linking science, medicine and industrial improvement.

1796

Zoomania", anticipates the evolutionary work of Jean Lamarck

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Publication of "Zoomania", anticipates the evolutionary work of Jean Lamarck

1796

Zoomania

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Publication of "Zoomania", anticipates the evolutionary work of Jean Lamarck

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.