Person Darwin; Charles Robert (1809 - 1882); naturalist Darwin Charles Robert naturalist 1809 - 1882 British Male 'The Mount', Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England 09 or 12 February 1809 Down, Kent 19 April 1882 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

Down, Kent (from 1842)

Natural history Geology Evolution Education: School at Shrewbury; Edinburgh University (medicine); Christ's College, Cambridge. BA (1831); MA Career: Naturalist to HMS Beagle (1831-1836), including visit to New Zealand (1835); published 'The origin of species' (1859) and other works Memberships: Hon RSNZ (1871) Son of Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788) and his wife Susannah, daughter of Josiah Wedgwood (FRS 1783); grandson of Erasmus Darwin (FRS 1761); married (1839) Emma Wedgwood, his cousin; their sons included George Howard Darwin (FRS 1879), Francis Darwin (FRS 1882) and Horace Darwin (FRS 1903) Royal Society roles: VP 1854-1856 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1864; Royal Medal 1853 Fellow 24/01/1839 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1888 vol 44 pp i-xxv signed by T H H References: W B Turrill, 'Joseph Dalton Hooker, FRS (1817-1911)' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 109-120 Sir Gavin de Beer, 'Mendel, Darwin, and Fisher: Addendum' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 64-71 Sir Gavin de Beer, 'Mendel, Darwin, and Fisher (1865-1965)' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 192-226 Sir Gavin de Beer, ed, 'Some Unpublished Letters of Charles Darwin' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 12-66, plate Sir Edward Salisbury, 'Epilogue' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 139-141 Sir Edward Bailey, 'Charles Lyell, FRS (1797-1875)' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 121-138 Nora Barlow, 'Erasmus Darwin, FRS (1731-1802)' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 85-98 John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate H J Habakkuk, 'Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS (1766-1834)' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 99-108 Fred Somkin, 'The Contributions of Sir John Lubbock, FRS to the Origin of Species: Some Annotations to Darwin' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 183-191 C F A Pantin, 'Alfred Russel Wallace, FRS, and His Essays of 1858 and 1855' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 67-84 J W Haas, 'The Reverend Dr William Henry Dallinger, FRS (1839-1909)' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 53-65 John Hedley Brooke, 'Wise men nowadays think otherwise': John Ray, natural theology and the meanings of anthropocentrism' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 199-213 Gregory Estes, K Thalia Grant and Peter R Grant, 'Darwin in the Galapagos: his footsteps through the Archipelago' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 343-368 Alan Grafen, 'Darwin in 1862', review of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10, 1862, ed. Frederick Burkhardt et al., in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 175-176 Brian J Ford, 'Shining Through the Centuries: John Ray's Life and Legacy. A Report of the Meeting "John Ray and his Successors"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 5-22 D A B Young, 'Darwin's Illness and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 77-86, plate David C Watt, 'Lionel Penrose, FRS (1898-1972) and Eugenics: Part One' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 137-151 Desmond King-Hele, 'The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, the Lunaticks and Evolution' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 153-180 Milo Keynes, 'The Personality of Isaac Newton' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 1-56 Richard D Keynes, 'Darwin's Bulldog', review of Adrian Desmond, Huxley: The Devil's Disciple in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 345-347 Richard D Keynes, 'From the Beagle to Down House', review of Charles Darwin's Letters. A Selection 1825-1859, ed. Frederick Burkhardt, in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 149-150 Richard D Keynes, 'The Evolution of a Theory', review of Janet Browne, Charles Darwin Voyaging in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 129-136, plate Milo Keynes, 'The Portland Vase: Sir William Hamilton, Josiah Wedgwood and the Darwins' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 237-259, plate Joan Mason, 'Women in Science: Breaking Out of the Circle', essay review in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 177-182 John Postgate, 'Evolution in Perspective', review of Peter J Bowler, Charles Darwin - the Man and his Influence in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 320-321 John Postgate, review of Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 327-328 Krishna R Dronamraju, 'On Some Aspects of the Life and Work of John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, FRS, in India' in NR 1986-87 vol 41 pp 211-237 Peter J Bowler, 'Charles Darwin: Imprimature!', essay review in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 125-131 Peter J Bowler, 'The Species Theory Evolves', review of Frederick Burkhardt and Sydney Smith, eds, The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Vols 4, 5, 6 in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 262-265 A E Gunther, 'J E Gray, Charles Darwin, and the Cirripedes, 1846-1851' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 53-63 A E Gunther, 'The Darwin Letters at Shrewsbury School' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 25-43 James R Moore, 'On the Education of Darwin's Sons: The Correspondence Between Charles Darwin and the Reverend G V Reed, 1857-1864' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 51-70 L Harrison Matthews, 'Samuel Stutchbury and Darwin's Cirripedes' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 261-266 M J Bartholomew, 'The Award of the Copley Medal to Charles Darwin' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 209-218 R B Freeman, 'Darwin's Negro Bird-Stuffer' in NR 1978-9 vol 33 pp 83-86 Sir Gavin de Beer, ed., 'The Darwin Letters at Shrewsbury School' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 68-85 William Mills, 'Darwin and the Iceberg Theory' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 109-127 Vanity Fair 30 September 1871 A Cohen, 'Roland Trimen and the merope harem' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 205-218 Graeme Gooday, 'A Victorian scientist and engineer', review of Gillian Cookson and Colin Hempstead, 'Fleeming Jenkin and the birth of electrical engineering' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 265-266 Patricia Fara, 'Darwin's origin of inspiration', review of Edna Healey, 'Emma Darwin: the inspirational wife of a genius' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 267-268 R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 J Corden, 'Web of Science History' project in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 383-388 N J W Thrower, 'Samuel Pepys FRS (1633-1733) and The Royal Society' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 3-13 R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 S Conway Morris, 'When the penny dropped. Charles Darwin: the power of place' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 250-251 J Browne, 'Darwin on Darwin. Charles Darwin's The Life of Erasmus Darwin, ed D King-Hele' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 346 - 348 D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 T Quinn, 'From Darwin and Wallace to the discovery of Invar' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 121-123 M Bulmer, 'The theory of natural selection of Alfred Russel Wallace FRS' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 125-136 J van Wyhe, 'The complete work of Charles Darwin online' in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 87-91 T Quinn, 'The Palace of Westminster frescoes, Kelvin's secretary and the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine', in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 135-137 K Moore, 'An unpublished letter by Charles Darwin in the Royal Society's archives', in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 193-197 F Orrego and C Quintana, 'Darwin's illness: a final diagnosis' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 23-29 J van Wyhe and A Basman, 'The launch and reception of Darwin online' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 63-65 J van Wyhe, 'Mind the gap: did Darwin avoid publishing his theory for many years?' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 177-205 B Lightman 'The many lives of Charles Darwin: early biographies and the definitive evolutionist' NR, 2010, vol 64, pp339-358 J Ollerton, G Chancellor and J van Wyhe 'John Tweedie and Chrles Darwin in Buenos Ares' in NR 2012 vol 66, number 2, pages 111-206; Charles H Smith, 'Wallace, Darwin and Ternate 1858', in NR 2014 vol 68 no 2, pp 165-170 B Jenkins 'Henry Cheek and transformism: new light on Charles Darwin's Edinburgh background' in Notes adn Records, vol 69, Issue 2, 20 June 2015 Notes: DSB gives birth date as 09 February 1809 Online resources: The complete work of Darwin online: http://darwin-online.org.uk Darwin correspondence project: http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/ ©The Royal Society NA6942 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-2 9 or 12 Feb 1809 - 19 Apr 1882 NA8196 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27063124 91609255-c65c-4532-8782-b77043a3b183