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A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN

WELCOME

INTRODUCTION

Like all theoretical biologists, I owe an enormous debt to Charles Darwin. His
'natural selection' and 'sexual selection' theories provide the rock-solid base
from which we are able to explore evolution in all its forms. In fact, most
theoretical biology involves simply extrapolating the original ideas in The
Origin of Species.

But as well as guiding my own research into evolutionary processes, Darwin
also provided an equally important personal inspiration. His honesty, humility,
personal courage and excitement for discovery were equally inspirational.

As well as being a celebration of Darwin's extraordinary life and an insight into
his inner world, this web site is intended as a visual resource for scholars,
educators and students. The object is to gather into a single online database
every photograph, sketch and painting ever made of Darwin during his life.

The site quotes extensively from a short autobiography Darwin wrote in 1876,
ostensibly for his children, but obviously written with an eye for posterity.

The web site is broken up into five parts. Click on an icon below.

Formative years

Marriage and
Down House

The Origin of Species

Recognition

Final years

CHARLES DARWIN LINKS

PICTURE CREDITS

The C. Warren Irvin, Jr., Collection of Charles Darwin and Darwiniana, University of South Carolina.
Oxford University.
Cambridge University Library
Edinburgh University.
Natural History Museum, London.
John van Wyhe
The Linda Hall Library History of Science Collection
National Portrait Gallery.
English Heritage.
The Bettmann Archive

DOWNLOAD WALLPAPERS OF DOWN HOUSE (800 X 600)

I took the photos of Down House in July, 2004.
Feel free to download them for personal use.
These six can be set as wallpaper.

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