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Charles Darwin!
Full Name:
Charles Robert Darwin
Birthplace:
Shrewsbury, England
Lifetime:
1809 – 1882
Fields:
Natural History
Charles Darwin’s name is known all over the world – he’s probably one of the first people you’d think of if asked to name a famous British scientist. His theories on evolution and natural selection remain enormously influential more than a century after his death, and he appeared on every £10 note issued by the Bank of England between 2000 and 2018.
Charles Darwin IS KNOWN FOR...
  • Proposing that all species on Earth descended from common ancestors

  • Publishing On the Origin of Species in 1859

  • Travelling around the world on HMS Beagle

Fun Fact
Charles Darwin has been portrayed by a number of different actors, including Paul Bettany (Creation, 2009) and David Tennant (The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, 2012).
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