Charles Darwin Early Life

He was a man with a keen interest in the study of life. He lived in England his whole life and got married to his first cousin, Emma. He was quiet and didn’t say much, but his findings, along with others, are the basis of modern biology.
The man who possessed those characteristics was Charles Darwin. He was born in 1809 and at the age of 16, was sent off to medical school, which he had very little interest in. As matter of fact, he often skipped class to study the plants and animals of the countryside. Equally important, he had a very queasy stomach. Luckily, his father, Robert Darwin, saw that he had no interest in medicine and suggested ministry school. Young Darwin also attended ministry school and soon became disinterested in that too. It wasn’t until Charles was allowed to go on a voyage to the Galápagos Islands in 1835 that he really found a career that suited him best. …show more content…
Charles Darwin was a biologist and naturalist and because of his intense knowledge, he was able to go on a mapping voyage around the world on the British ship, the Beagle. The captain of the ship, Robert Fitzroy, wanted a naturalist on board. Upon arrival at the Galápagos, Darwin observed the native birds found on the islands. He realized and concluded that the finches on the islands had different beak sizes and shapes, and ultimately that the differing shapes and sizes of the beaks resulted from different diets. In addition, Darwin believed that the finches had adapted to their environment and the food available there by evolving throughout time. This conclusion was the trigger in a series of events that led to Charles Darwin being credited with Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection. This theory positively impacted the future of science