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Charles Darwin
There are many important people thought history who have made a deep impact in the lives of everyone on earth. Charles Darwin is one of the few people who have accomplished this. Through out his life Darwin made many ideas that some would think unimaginable truth. He went against the church to follow his dreams and aspirations as a man. Through Darwin's hard work, adventures of the Beagle, and writings, society would not be where it is today scientifically or socially without his idea of survival of the fittest and evolution.
Charles Robert Darwin was a British scientist who laid the foundation of modern evolutionary theory with his views on life development through natural selection. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on February 12, 1809. After graduating from the elite school at Shrewsbury in 1825, Darwin attended the University of Edinburgh where he studied medicine. Yet after seeing surgery performed without using anesthetic, he soon lost interest in medicine and wanted other things. So in 1827 he dropped out and entered the University of Cambridge in preparation for becoming a clergyman of the Church of England. While there, Darwin met two important people in his life, Adam Sedgwick, a geologist, and John Stevens Henslow, a naturalist. He became very close with Henslow, and Henslow became a mentor figure for young Charles. In August 1831, at Henslow's recommendation, Darwin sailed as the unpaid naturalist on the HMS Beagle. (Barlow 56) The ship was to survey the east and west coasts of South America and continue to the Pacific islands to establish a chain of chronometric stations. Henslow suggested Darwin as both an acute observer and a companion for the aristocratic young captain, Robert FitzRoy. Robert Darwin first refused permission on grounds that it was dangerous and would not advance Charles in his career. Later his brother-in-law, Josiah Wedgwood II, changed his mind. Then on December 27, 1831 the...
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