Person Darwin; Sir; Francis (1848 - 1925) Darwin Francis Sir 1848 - 1925 British Male Down, Kent, England 16 August 1848 Cambridge 19/09/1925 19250919 Burial: St Giles' cemetery, now Ascension Cemetery, Cambridge

Down, Kent (1881)

Botany Education: Trinity College, Cambridge; St George's Hospital. MA (Cambridge); MB (1875, Cambridge) Career: Never practised medicine; Secretary to his father at Down (for 8 years); Lecturer in Botany, Cambridge University (1884-1888); Reader in Botany, Cambridge (1888-1904); President, British Association (1908) Honours: Kt 1913 Memberships: FLS; FZS; FRMCS Great grandson of Erasmus Darwin (FRS 1761); grandson of Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788); son of Charles Robert Darwin (FRS 1839) and his wife Emma Wedgwood; brother of George Howard Darwin (FRS 1879) and Horace Darwin (FRS 1903). Married: 1) (1874) Amy Ruch; 2) (1883) Ellen, daughter of John Crofts (she died 1903); 3) (1913) Mrs Maitland Royal Society roles: For Sec 1903-1907; VP 1907-1908 Medals and prizes: Darwin Medal 1912 Fellow 08/06/1882 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1932 vol 110 pp i-xxi, plate, by Albert Charles Seward and Frederick Frost Blackman References: 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 ©Godfrey Argent Studio 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-14095 16 Aug 1848 - 19 Sep 1925 NA8197 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45044003 fb88a021-54dc-4d81-90bc-879a309650be