English naturalist (1809-82), considered the father of evolution. Darwin voyaged aboard the Beagle to see the wonders of South America. After his return to England, he proposed a mechanism for evolution -- natural selection. Darwin noted that successful species produce more offspring in each generation than are needed to replace the adults who die. [..]

surname attested from 12c., from Old English deorwine, literally "dear friend," probably used as a given name and also the source of the masc. proper name Derwin.

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(Galápagos Islands, Ecuador) Shield volcano, 1330 m / 4,363 ft

(1809 - 1882) - English naturalist who is considered to be most responsible for recognizing the forces of evolution. His book The Origin of Species

A unit for the rate of change of morphology. It was introduced by J.B.S. Haldane and is equal to a change by a factor e = 2.718... per million years or 1 part per million per year.

(n) English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)(n) provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia

(b. February 12th, 1809; d. April 19th, 1882). “Journal of Researches in Various Countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle in 1831–36;” “The Structure and Distribution of [..]

(b. Elton, Nottinghamshire, December 12th, 1731; d Derby, August 18th, 1802) “The Botanic Garden” (1791); “Zoonomia: or, the Laws of Organic Life” (1794–96 [..]

Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) was a British naturalist, and co-discoverer of the principle of evolution by natural selection. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and theology at Cambridge. After gr [..]

From a surname that was derived from the Old English given name Deorwine. The surname was borne by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), the man who first proposed the theory of natural s [..]