Timeline Description: Charles Darwin was a scientific thinker who wasn't intimidated by the beliefs of his day. His discoveries paved the way for scientists of the future. This is a timeline of his life.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1809 | Charles Robert Darwin is born Charles Darwin was born in England. His father was a doctor. |
| 1818 | Charles goes away to school Charles' father enrolled him at Shrewsbury School where Charles stayed for many years. |
| 1825 | Charles leaves school Charles was taken out of school at Shrewsbury because he had bad grades. His father wanted him to do better. |
| 1826 | Charles begins thinking on his own Charles began formulating his opinions on living beings and their origins. He began studying marine animals. |
| 1827 | A paper is presented to the Plinian Society After writing a paper on his thoughts of marine life, Charles read it to the Plinian Society, which he had joined the year before. |
| 1829 | Charles' interests move on to bugs Charles enrolled in Christ's College, where he quickly became interested in studying bugs. |
| 1831 | Charles takes a sea voyage Charles became part of the Beagle Voyage, which included sailing to South America for documentation of the creatures found there. |
| 1836 | Charles returns home and begins publishing his theories After returning to England, Charles started writing papers on his findings and theories. He began publishing his papers right away. |
| 1837 | He begins his first theories on specie mutations Charles began making his first theories on the mutation and evolution of animals within their species. |
| 1839 | Charles gets married Charles married a woman names Emma Wedgewood. Emma was actually Charles' cousin. |
| 1840 | Charles releases a paper on the evolution of mold Charles' studies continued as his theories developed. He wrote a paper on mold, but the book wouldn't be published until much later, in 1881. |
| 1842 | Charles began his famous "descent of modification" Charles began drawing out his beliefs on how the human species developed. He gave his wife instructions on how to distribute it if he died. |
| 1846 | Publishes his findings on South America Charles wrote out the geological findings he discovered while he was with the Beagle voyage. |
| 1855 | Charles continues his work After studying barnacles for several years, Charles moved on to studying seeds. |
| 1856 | The theory of Natural Selection is developed Charles began working on a paper for his theory called natural selection. |
| 1859 | His book on natural selection is published Charles' book was titled On The Origin Of Species By Natural Selection. |
| 1864 | Charles is presented an award Charles was presented the Copley medal, the highest scientific award of the Royal Society of London. |
| 1882 | Charles Darwin dies Charles Darwin died and was buried at Westminster Abbey. His discoveries in the scientific world helped pave the way for free thinking, and his theories still live on today. |