Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. In 1831, he graduated from the University of Cambridge and later embarked on a round-the-world voyage aboard the ship HMS Beagle, which led to the publication of his "Journal of Researches" in 1839. In this journal,</p>\n "home_text": "<p>he was the first to describe numerous animals of South America, as well as island rodents, birds, and turtles. From 1838 to 1841, Darwin served as secretary of the London Geologica2 photos

he was the first to describe numerous animals of South America, as well as island rodents, birds, and turtles. From 1838 to 1841, Darwin served as secretary of the London Geological Society. In 1839, he married Emma Wedgwood, and they went on to have ten children. In 1842, the family moved to Down in Kent, where they settled permanently. In 1859, Darwin published his groundbreaking work "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," which demonstrated that existing species of animals and plants evolved naturally from other species. In 1868, an extension to this first work was released titled "The Variation of Domestic Animals and Cultivated Plants."

In 1871, Darwin published the culmination of his lifelong research: "The Origin of Man and Sexual Selection," which established the theory that humans share a common animal origin. On April 19, 1882, the founder of the theory of evolution passed away. His body was buried beside Newton's tomb. Most scientists acknowledged Darwin's theory of evolution during his lifetime, and it has since become the cornerstone of modern evolutionary biology. Darwin himself described his life as follows: "I studied, then went on a voyage around the world, and later studied again—this is my biography." As for the concept of natural selection as the primary driving force behind evolution, it was not until the 1930s that this theory gained widespread acceptance among scientists.