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Charles Robert Darwin, born in 1809, was an English naturalist who founded the theory of Darwinism, the belief in evolution as determined by natural selection. Although Darwin studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and then studied at Cambridge University to become a minister, he had been interested in natural history all his life. His grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, was a noted English poet, physician, and botanist who was interested in evolutionary development. Darwin's works have had an incalculable effect on all aspects of the modern thought. Darwin's most famous and influential work, On the Origin of Species, provoked immediate controversy. Darwin's other books include Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin died in 1882. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Origin of Species… (more)
Disambiguation Notice
Note that the Norton Critical Edition entitled "Darwin" is not written by Charles Darwin. It is a modern volume with numerous contributors, and edited by Philip Appleman. In addition, the rare work "Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle" was written by Nora Barlow, and is not the same work as Darwin's own "Voyage of the Beagle".
Note that the Norton Critical Edition entitled "Darwin" is not written by Charles Darwin. It is a modern volume with numerous contributors, and edited by Philip Appleman. In addition, the rare work "Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle" was written by Nora Barlow, and is not the same work as Darwin's own "Voyage of the Beagle".
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