Charles Darwin
12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882
English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in On the Origin of Species, transformed the life sciences.
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Voyage of the Beagle
27 December 1831 – 2 October 1836
A five-year survey voyage whose observations shaped his theory of evolution.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Married Emma Wedgwood
29 January 1839
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