Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire, England in 1809. In 1825 he went to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. His experience at university provided him with a wide scientific education.

Part of a wider £200 million redevelopment project, the university’s plans to replace the existing Darwin building were submitted to the council in August and approved on January 6. The new ...

Edinburgh University, 1819.© Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0 ... Specimens of Galápagos mockingbirds, collected by Charles Darwin. Darwin began contemplating the differences between species while ...

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) transformed the way we understand the natural world with ... In 1825 Darwin enrolled in medical school at the University of Edinburgh, where he witnessed surgery on a ...

We are told, for example, that Darwin neglected his medical studies at Edinburgh University because he hated ... fieldwork — must have preconditioned Charles Darwin to delve into uncovering ...

Like so many great scientists, Charles Darwin was first drawn to science ... His empirical instincts were further developed at the University of Cambridge through deep study under contemporary ...

Charles Darwin, famed for his theory of evolution ... At just 16, he enrolled at the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. However, the sight of blood made him uncomfortable, and he quickly ...

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...