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Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802)

Author of The botanic garden : a poem, in two parts. With philosophical notes

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Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life, Part II. Vol. I. 1 copy

Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life. Part Second, Vol. II. 1 copy

Beauties of The Botanic Garden 1 copy

The poetical works of Erasmus Darwin, M.D.F.R.S: Containing The botanic… 1 copy

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1731-12-12

Date of death

1802-04-18

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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

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University of Cambridge (St. John's College)

Edinburgh Medical School

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Darwin, Charles (grandson)

Martineau, Harriet (lover)

Darwin, Francis (great-grandson)

Darwin, George Howard (great-grandson)

Darwin, Leonard (great-grandson)

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Lichfield Botanical Society

The Lunar Society

Derby Philosophical Society

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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