Charles Darwin

Early life and education

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shropshire, England. He died in the age of 73 on April 19, 1882 in Downe, Kent. He was the son of doctor Robert Waring Darwin and of Susannah Wegwood. After the death of his mother, he was cared for by his three elder sisters and his overbearing father, who, due to his ingenious medical observations, taught him much about the human psychology. Another important influence was his grandfather Erasmus Darwin, who was a freethinking physician and poet. To be continued.