찰스 다윈 (1809-1882)

찰스 로버트 다윈은 영국의 생물학자이자 지질학자로서, 진화론에 기여가 가장 크다고 알려져 있다. 박물학자이며 철학자로 인정받기도 한다. 다윈은 생물의 모든 종이 공통의 조상으로부터 이어졌다고 보고, 앨프리드 러셀 월리스와의 공동 논문에서 인위적인 선택인 선택적인 교배와 비슷한 현상이 생존경쟁을 거쳐 이루어지는 자연 선택을 소개했다.

Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching...

Down House

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theories of evolution by natural selection which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.