A BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN
Charles Darwin is known for his work as a naturalist and by theorizing evolution to explain and understand biological change within species. Darwin's experience with specimens around the world raised important questions that would ultimately form the theory of evolution. Other naturalists, like Darwin, thought that all organisms either were created at the beginning of the world or were created over the course of natural history. In either case, the species were thought to stay the same throughout time, without any changing characteristics or behaviours.
Darwin observed similarities among species in many different parts of the world, along with variations and differences based on particular locations. This resulted in Darwin believing that different species had progressively evolved from a common ancestor in the past. He came to theorize that species survived through a process called natural selection, where species that successfully adapted and changed to match the changing requirements of their natural environment thrived in this new habitat, while the organisms that failed to evolve and reproduce with the evolve trait (usually through a mutated gene or chromosome) died off since the new challenging habitat proved too difficult to effectively survive in.
By 1858, after years of scientific observation and research, Charles Darwin publically announced his theory of evolution in a letter, which was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society. On November 24th, 1859, Darwin published a comprehensive explanation and detailed research of his new theory. This publication is was named ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’.
After leading a long life of constant and dedicated research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, London, on April 19th, 1882. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. During the next century, DNA research found conclusive evidence of his theory of evolution, although controversy surrounding its conflicting ideology with Creationism became a hotly debated topic (which is still strongly discussed today).
Charles Darwin is known for his work as a naturalist and by theorizing evolution to explain and understand biological change within species. Darwin's experience with specimens around the world raised important questions that would ultimately form the theory of evolution. Other naturalists, like Darwin, thought that all organisms either were created at the beginning of the world or were created over the course of natural history. In either case, the species were thought to stay the same throughout time, without any changing characteristics or behaviours.
Darwin observed similarities among species in many different parts of the world, along with variations and differences based on particular locations. This resulted in Darwin believing that different species had progressively evolved from a common ancestor in the past. He came to theorize that species survived through a process called natural selection, where species that successfully adapted and changed to match the changing requirements of their natural environment thrived in this new habitat, while the organisms that failed to evolve and reproduce with the evolve trait (usually through a mutated gene or chromosome) died off since the new challenging habitat proved too difficult to effectively survive in.
By 1858, after years of scientific observation and research, Charles Darwin publically announced his theory of evolution in a letter, which was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society. On November 24th, 1859, Darwin published a comprehensive explanation and detailed research of his new theory. This publication is was named ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’.
After leading a long life of constant and dedicated research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, London, on April 19th, 1882. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. During the next century, DNA research found conclusive evidence of his theory of evolution, although controversy surrounding its conflicting ideology with Creationism became a hotly debated topic (which is still strongly discussed today).