Charles Robert Darwin, father of the theory of evolution and natural selection. Born at Shrewsbury. Grandfathers: Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood. Independently wealthy. Once he returned from the Beagle voyage he never went abroad again. Married his Wedgwood cousin, Emma. Originally a Christian he lost this faith partly from his grief at the death of a child and partly due to the cruelty and wastefulness of nature. He was never an atheist but described himself as an agnostic. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SE19
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, 1809 - 1882, naturalist, lived in a house on this site, 1838 ...
Charles Darwin bust
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Charles Darwin mural
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