He was born
on February 12, 1809 in the family home, called "The Mount", in Shrewsbury,
Shropshire, England. He was the
fifth of the six children of doctor and financier Robert Darwin, and of
Susannah Wedgwood. Grandson of two competitive abolitionists: Erasmus Darwin by
father and Josiah Wedgwood by his mother. At the age of
eight he start to feel an interest in find out natural history. In 1839 he
married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and together bring out to move to the
small estate of Down House in Kent. They bring out have ten children,
although three died when they were children. After being
diagnosed with angina, Charles Darwin died in Down House on April 19, 1882
Achievements and discoveries
Charles Darwin
decided to create a foundation in Galapagos to rescue the flora and fauna. He
intends helping animals in Galapagos Islands, In 1971, He can find out the last
giant tortoise in the Isla Pinta. It name is solitario Jorge. He look into
about the origin of the species un Galapagos, Charles draw on his knowledge to
study marine life. He was very ingenious because looked into about origin of
man and create the theory of evolution.
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