Charles Darwin

@charlesdarwinsevolution-blog

I'm an English naturalist and geologist. Born February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. the second youngest of six children. My father is Robert Darwin and my mother is Susanna Darwin. However my mother died of a severe illness when I was 8 years old. As a child I loved to explore nature, hunt and collect beetles. In 1825, I was enrolled at Edinburgh University in hopes that I will become a doctor. However, I started to fail because school did not interest me and the sight of blood made me sick. After two years at Edinburgh University my father suggested I study to become a parson instead at Christ's College in Cambridge. I continued to study there until i graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1831. During my studies at Christ's College in Cambridge John Henslow became my mentor and was also the one who recommended me to going the HMS Beagle (Morawitz, 2005). After begging my father to let me go, I am now on Board the HMS Beagle with Captain Fitzroy on a voyage around the world and will be recording my findings and experiences here.

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In honour of Charles Darwin, his books have now been translated into 29 languages (Morawitz, 2005).

Charles Darwin's theory, discoveries and contribution to scientific research will never be forgotten.

#R.I.P #Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin will be buried in Westminster Abbey beside Sir Isaac Newton on April 26, 1882 (Morawitz, 2005).

We are sorry to say that Charles Darwin had suffered from a heart attack and has passed away on April 19 1882. All are invited to come to his funeral.

Wow after graduating Cambridge years ago I finally got my honorary degree (Morawitz, 2005). Thank you so much!

#Thank you #Cambridge University

Wow after publishing more and more books on my research I have also been getting better and better in health (Morawitz, 2005).

#getting better

I finally published my book on the origin of species. I am glad many people are so open minded with my books.

#newbook #bestseller

I am greatly devastated by the death of my eldest daughter, Annie Darwin. I will miss going on walks with you in the backyard (Morawitz, 2005). May you rest in peace my angel.

~April 23 1851

#R.I.P #Annie #Iwillmissyou

I have become so weak that I have to limit myself from researching everyday to only a few hours. I'm glad Annie is here with me keeping me company.

#very sick #ilovemyduaghter

I found an unusual barnacle yesterday. They are quite interesting!

#new research #barnacles

I found out that I have Chagas Disease, I may have been bitten whilst I was in South America. I also have been having panic attacks lately (Morawitz, 2005).

#insect bite #i feel sick

Just 6 out of 10 of my lovely children. I love all my children (Morawitz, 2005)

#loving parent #children

There may just be 1 problem to mine and Emma's relationship. Let's just say Christianity and Evolutionism are not very compatible. The last thing I want to do is to hurt Emma. I know that Emma will find my book extremely difficult to deal with and I feel as if I am suffering for my sins (Morawitz, 2005). What am I gonna do?

I never thought I would love again until I met Emma Wedgewood my cousin and now wonderful wife (Morawitz, 2005). She definitely proved me wrong about loving again. I love her very much! We are perfect for each other.

~January 24, 1839

#happily married #ilovemywife

I should start settling down, get married and have a family. I hope to be loved and played with better than a dog however. But I think its a complete loss of time (Montgomery, 1997).

#should I get married

After my exposure to many specimens around the globe and my recent research, I believe that species survived through a process called "natural selection". That species successfully adapted to meet the requirements of their natural habitat survived, while those that did not meet the requirements to evolve and reproduce died off (Morawitz, 2005).

I was greatly surprised to find out that during my absence on voyage Henslow had been publishing many of my letters and details of specimens I had sent him. Thanks to him my name was already known on my return (Montgomery, 1997).

#surprised #thank you Henslow

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