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Charles Darwin
Father of Evolution; his 1859 On the Origin of Species changed biology and human understanding forever
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Key Facts
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Voyage of the Beagle (1831โ1836): observations in Galapagos Islands led to theory of natural selection
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On the Origin of Species (1859): presented evidence for evolution; sold out on day one
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The Descent of Man (1871): proposed humans evolved from ape-like ancestors โ controversial to this day
๐ฌ Did you know? Darwin delayed publishing his theory for 20 years, fearing the religious backlash โ he finally published only when Alfred Russel Wallace independently reached the same conclusion
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Father of Evolution