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Charles Darwin

Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Born 1809 🇬🇧 England 1859

🧬 Known For

1

Theory of Natural Selection — species evolve by survival of the fittest

2

Voyage of HMS Beagle (1831–1836) collecting evidence from around the world

3

"On the Origin of Species" (1859) — most important book in biology

"On the Origin of Species" changed science forever

Quick Facts

Field

🧬 Biology

Country

🇬🇧 England

Born

1809

Key Year

1859

Invention

Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection