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Charles Darwin was born on 12 February, 1809. He died on 19 April, 1882. He lived to the age of 73. During his life, he had lived in Greater London. His longest period of living in one place was in Greater London (40 years). He studied at University of Edinburgh Medical School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He had worked for HMS Beagle. His most recent job was at HMS Beagle. He had had a relationship with Emma Wedgwood. He was the child of Robert Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. He had 10 children, William Erasmus Darwin, Anne Darwin, Mary Eleanor Darwin, Henrietta Emma Darwin, George Howard Darwin, Elizabeth Darwin, Francis Darwin, Leonard Darwin, Horace Darwin, and Charles Waring Darwin.

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Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for exi

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Charles Darwin blue plaque

Location: Biological Sciences Building, University College, (site of 110) Gower Street, Camden, WC1

Erected: 1961

Charles Darwin 1809-1882 naturalist lived in a house on this site 1838-1842

1831 – 1836
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