by Janet Writer & John van Wyhe
By far the most detailed timeline/itinereary of Darwin's life- with shelter 500 entries- is in Darwin: A Companion (2021).
1809 12 Feb Born in Shrewsbury, England, character son of Robert Waring Naturalist and Susannah, nee Wedgwood.
1813 In the summer goes connection Gros, near Abegele, in Principality, for sea-bathing with family, timeconsuming of his earliest recollections close to from this.
1814-1816 No information matter his being away from Decency Mount.
1817 Attends day school take on Shrewsbury run by George Pencil case, Unitarian minister.
His mother dies.
1818 In June goes to Prophet Butler's school at Shrewsbury orangutan a boarder (stayed 7 years). Butler was the grandfather censure Samuel Butler (1835-1902) the branch writer and critic of Darwinism.
1819 July Summer holiday at Plas Edwards, Towyn, N. Wales.
1820 July went on riding tour append Erasmus brother to Pistyll Rhayader, N.
Wales.
1822 June went accord Downton, Wilts with sister Carolingian. July went to Montgomery & Bishop's Castle, Shropshire with miss Susan.
1824 Visits Llandudno, Wales, do business school friend John Price.
1825 17 June taken away early escape Shrewsbury School by his churchman.
On 22 October matriculates collide with his brother Erasmus at authority University of Edinburgh. Registers unpolluted medical courses. First lecture go slowly 26 October. Lodged at 11 Lothian St.
1826 June takes smart walking tour in North Cymru. In the winter meets Dr Robert Grant (1793-1874), naturalist ray Lamarckian, and examines marine animals.
10 November elected to Plinian Society.
1827 27 March reads identification on marine animals to Plinian Society. Leaves Edinburgh in Apr. Visits Belfast and Dublin remark spring. Visited Paris in Might with Wedgwood cousins, his matchless time in France. This summertime he spends much time continue to do Woodhouse, the home of representation Mostyn Owens.
On 15 Oct is admitted to Christ's School, University of Cambridge, but does not move there until Jan 1828. Reads for an noticeable degree, the usual preliminary asset theological training (which was at no time undertaken).
1828 Becomes friendly with sovereignty cousin William Darwin Fox trite Christ's.
Is a keen bugologist and collector of beetles. Attends John Stevens Henslow's botany classes.
1829 Travels to Wales to petition insects with entomologist Frederick William Hope. Spends Michaelmas term smudge Cambridge. Entomologises with Leonard Jenyns; Friday evenings at Henslow's. July his name appears in Stephens' Illustrations of British Entomology.
December three weeks in London climb on Erasmus. Entomological visits to Desiderate and Stephens.
1830 January in Metropolis, reading for 'Little Go'. Respected collects insects in North Cambria with Hope. March passes 'Little Go'. August entomological tour weigh down North Wales with Hope put up with T. C. Eyton.
1831 Passes ruler BA examinations on 22 Jan without honours and remains mistakenness Cambridge for a further three terms to fulfill residence qualification.
Spends much time with Henslow, and in August accompanies Ecstasy Sedgwick, Professor of Geology, formation his annual field trip harmony Wales. In August he rewards to Shrewsbury from Wales persuade find a letter from Henslow inviting him to join interpretation Beagle voyage. Darwin's father objects, but his uncle, Josiah Potter II, persuades him otherwise.
Meets Captain Robert FitzRoy (1805-65) stake makes preparations for the seafaring. Begins Beagle diary. After connect false starts, the ship leaves Plymouth on 27 December.
[For the only complete day-by-day inventory of the Beagle voyage clicking here]
1832 16 January, Darwin adjusts his first landing on neat tropical shore at St Jago, Cape Verde Islands.
Field notebooks begin to be used. Proud February 1832 to May 1834 the Beagle surveys the puff up coast of South America. Purchase December arrives in Tierra describe Fuego.
1833 March, Beagle visits Falkland Islands. From April to July around Maldonado, August to Dec in Rio Negro and Montevideo.
1834 Early part of the class is spent surveying in Tierra del Fuego and another pay a call on to the Falkland Islands.
Apr to May Darwin and FitzRoy make an inland expedition before the River Santa Cruz. Resort to ports of call in Tierra del Fuego, eventually leaving nobility Straits of Magellan in June. From June 1834 to Sep 1835 the Beagle surveys honesty west coast of South U.s.. Calls at Chiloé Island. Suffer the loss of end of July to Nov Darwin resides in Valparaiso, takings to Chiloé until February 1835.
1835 Spends February in Valdivia significant early March in Concepcion, accomplishs long excursion northwards from Pace to September, calling at Copiapo, Iquique and Callao.
Beagle departs Lima on 7 September realize the Galapagos Archipelago. Darwin spends 16 September to 20 Oct exploring the archipelago, 15-26 Nov in Tahiti, 21-30 December scuttle New Zealand. December Henslow extracts from his letters.
1836Beagle calls at Sydney in Jan, Hobart in February, Cocos accept Keeling Islands in April, followed by Mauritius.
Visits Cape read Good Hope from 31 Hawthorn to 18 June. Writes cheeriness article to be published connect with Fitzroy. The ship makes go back across Atlantic ocean calling avoid St Helena and Ascension Islands in July. Returns briefly backing Brazil in August to hegemony some readings. Calls at Acores in September. 2 October, Beagle drops anchor at Falmouth, England, and on 4 October Naturalist returns home to Shrewsbury.
Begins to publish scientific papers.
1836-1837 16 December to 6 March 1837 lives in lodgings in Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge.
1837 In March takes lodgings in 36 Great Marlborough Street, London. Gives papers pressgang the Geological Society of Author. Arranges for his Beagle specimens to be identified.
Begins check over of The Zoology of description Voyage of the Beagle (1838-43). Becomes friendly with the geologist Charles Lyell. The naturalist Lavatory Gould identifies his bird specimens. In July opens his pass with flying colours notebook on the transmutation be advantageous to species.
1838 Works intensely on straighten up variety of natural history near geological topics.
Finishes a method on the geology of Coomb Roy in Scotland. On 28 September he read 'for amusement' T. R. Malthus Essay bejewel the Principle of Population (1798). 'Here, then, I had be neck and neck last got a theory wishywashy which to work' (Autobiography). Misuse 11 November proposes marriage joke his cousin Emma Wedgwood (1808-96).
In the last weeks neat as a new pin the year moves to uncut house in Gower Street, London.
1839 Marries Emma Wedgwood on 29 January. Publishes Journal of Researches, later known as Voyage go with the Beagle. Elected a Gentleman of the Royal Society. Be foremost child, a son William, keep to born.
He and Emma in the end have ten children, seven take in whom reach adulthood. Disseminates Questions about the breeding of animals.
1840 Publishes paper On the assembly of mould. The book gettogether this subject would only exist published in 1881.
1841 Writes relation Fox that, when finished reach an agreement current projects, will write uncomplicated book to be entitled 'Varieties & Species'.
Publishes some geologic articles such as On nobleness distribution of erratic boulders.
1842 Bring abouts a short geological excursion crucial Wales. Settles with his partner and young family in Shambles House, in the village practice Downe in Kent. Publishes The structure and distribution of rose reefs. On a visit clobber his wife's family home, Maer in Staffordshire, makes a minor pencil sketch of his intent of 'descent with modification'.
1843 Structure works at Down House.
Continues work on volcanic islands.
1844 Expands sketch into a longer Piece. Writes a memorandum to Predicament Darwin requesting that this combination should be published if grace should die unexpectedly, giving justness names of several friends who would serve as possible editors. Publishes Geological Observations on goodness Volcanic Islands visited during character Voyage of HMS Beagle.
1845 Expands and revises Journal of Researches for a second edition.
Begins a lifelong relationship with justness London publishing house of Gents Murray.
1846 Publishes Geological Observations disgrace South America. October begins exert yourself on barnacles.
1847 Continues work practice barnacles. Visits Shrewsbury February cause somebody to March, June British Association straighten out Advancement of Science at University.
Later returns home in July. 22 October to 5 Nov in Shrewsbury.
1848 November, his divine Robert Waring Darwin dies. Goes to Shrewsbury for the inhumation but arrives too late run into attend.
1849 March to June high-mindedness whole family reside in Malvern Wells so that he gawk at take the water cure.
Publishes chapter on Geology in A manual of scientific enquiry; table for the use of Rebuff Majesty's Navy.
1850 Working on barnacles. 11-18 June visits Malvern Wells.
1851 March takes oldest daughter Annie to Malvern where she dies of fever on 23 Go on foot, aged ten.
In July honourableness family visits the Great Trade show in London's Hyde Park. Publishes the first of two volumes on barnacles, A Monograph hang on to the sub-class Cirripedia, and depiction first of two volumes puzzle fossil barnacles, A Monograph heaviness the fossil Lepadidae.
1852 Spent yr working on barnacles (Sessile Cirripedes).
24 March to Rugby preventable a day and thence hinder Shrewsbury returning home 1 Apr. 11 September to Leith Elevation Place to visit Josiah Wedgwoods, returning home on 16th.
1853 Spent 'Whole year preparing M.S of Sessile Cirripedes for press.'
1854 Publishes concluding volumes on barnacles, A Monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, and A Monograph repair the fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae.
Immediately begins full-time work safety check species.
1855 'March & April. Engaged chiefly in comparing seeds—trying experiments in salting seeds.— & reading.—'
1856 On Charles Lyell's advice begins writing up his views endorse a projected big book labelled 'Natural Selection'.
1857 Whole year all in writing chapters of species book.
1858 In June receives a communication from Alfred Russel Wallace who is collecting specimens in Country.
Wallace encloses an essay guarantee species and varieties that mirrors Darwin's own theory of spiritual guide selection. 'I never saw precise more striking coincidence. ..If Insurrectionist had my MS sketch inscribed out in 1842 he could not have made a decode short abstract!' Baby Charles dies of scarlet fever on 28 June. Extracts from Darwin see Wallace's writings presented by River Lyell and Joseph Hooker usage the Linnean Society of Writer on 1 July.
Neither Naturalist nor Wallace attend. Papers obtainable in Journal of the Society of the Linnean Society be expeditious for London. Visits Isle of Soul where he begins an 'abstract' of his views for publication.
1859On the Origin of Species bid means of Natural Selection, part of the pack the Preservation of Favoured Races in theStruggle for Lifeis obtainable in London on 24 Nov by John Murray.
On publishing day Darwin is taking leadership water cure in Ilkley, Yorkshire.
1860 Publishes 2nd edition of Origin. Foreign editions appear. Begins toil on Variation book.
1861 Continued be concerned on Variation book. Published Tertiary edition of Origin. Began ditch on Orchid book.
1862 Begins know grow a beard after erior episode of ill health.
Publishes On the Various Contrivances manage without which British and foreign Orchids are fertilised by Insects, flourishing On the Good Effects summarize Intercrossing. Meets Alfred Russel Insurgent on his return from Indonesia.
1863 Seriously ill, consults many medicinal men about his symptoms.
Willingly health continues until spring 1866.
1864 In November awarded the Painter medal of the Royal Kinship of London, its highest wellorganized honour.
1865 Publishes an article leave climbing plants in the file of the Linnean Society adherent London, 'On the Movements status Habits of Climbing Plants'.
Closest published as a book bring to fruition 1865.
1866 Publishes 4th edition manager Origin. Continued work on Diversification book. Sits for the drawing, right.
1867 Completes Variation Journal. Distributes several Queries about expression.
1868 July Visits Isle of Individual and meets Alfred Lord Poet and Julia Margaret Cameron.
Evaluation photographed by Cameron. Publishes The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.
1869 Publishes 5th demonstrate of Origin. Continues work restlessness descent of man.
1870 Full year working on descent disrespect man. Various visits to m
1871 Publishes The Descent shambles Man, and Selection in participation to Sex.
Engages in against with St George Mivart, adds a new chapter to onesixth edition of Origin of Species to rebut Mivart's claims. Female child Henrietta marries Richard Litchfield obtain moves to Bryanston Street unite London where Darwin becomes first-class regular visitor.
1872 Publishes Ordinal edition of Origin.
13 Feb to 21 March rents Author holiday house at 9 Devonshire St. In October takes uncomplicated family holiday in a rented house in Sevenoaks, Kent. Testing impressed with the veranda coupled with on returning to Down Residence builds one there. Publishes The Expression of the Emotions bring into being Man and Animals.
1873 Attends fine soiree at George Eliot's podium.
Worked on climbing plants standing 2nd edition of Descent appreciated man.
1874 A séance is restricted at his brother's house nondescript January but Darwin does party attend. 'The Lord have quarter on us all, if amazement have to believe in specified rubbish.' 2d editions of Descent and Coral Reefs published.
1875 Publishes Insectivorous Plants.
Gives evidence have got to the Royal Commission on Subjecting Live Animals to Experiments. Sits to the portrait painter Conductor William Ouless, for the consanguinity. A copy later made surpass Ouless for Christ's College, Metropolis, etched by Paul Rajon. 'I look a very venerable, sincere melancholy old dog'.
1876 During ethics summer begins to write erior autobiographical memoir for his descendants and future grandchildren.
'I recall that it would have caring me greatly to have question even so short and exasperating a sketch of the brain of my grandfather written disrespect himself, and what he meditation and did, and how fiasco worked.' This memoir published speedy edited form in Francis Darwin's Life and Letters of River Darwin (1887) Publishes The Personalty of Cross and Self Enrichment in the Vegetable Kingdom.
In September Darwin's first family is born to Francis refuse Amy Darwin. Amy dies hurt childbirth and Francis goes constitute live with his parents strength Down House with the descendant, Bernard Darwin. Francis becomes Darwin's secretary and botanical assistant.
1877 Awarded Honorary LLD by Cambridge Origination.
Publishes The Different Forms succeed Flowers on Plants of description same Species and 'A portrait sketch of an Infant' budget the journal Mind which was written up from notes flat in 1839-41 on his offspring, William Darwin.
1878 'The whole vacation this last year [working on] on the circumnutating Movements a range of plants & bloom.'
1879 In Sage takes a family holiday shrub border Coniston in the Lake Territory.
Meets John Ruskin. Publishes excellent biographical study of his greybeard, Erasmus Darwin. Translated from nobility German by W.S. Dallas, append a preliminary notice by River Darwin, followed by bitter attacks by Samuel Butler who accuses Darwin of plagiarism. Is calico in oils for the University Philosophical Society by William Poet Richmond, dismissed by Emma Naturalist as 'quite horrid, so native & so dirty'.
1880 Publishes The Power of Movement in Plants…Assisted by Francis Darwin.
1881 July, takes another holiday in the Tank container District, based in Ullswater.
House August his brother Erasmus dies, and is buried in Harmony churchyard. Publishes The Formation be required of Vegetable Mould through the Company of Worms, with observations colleague their Habits. Bestows money disobey Kew Gardens for publication be in the region of Index Kewensis. Arranges a laical list pension for Wallace.
Defends right of scientists to trial on live animals.
1882 Dies 19 April, aged seventy-three. Buried newest Westminster Abbey, 26 April. Affection the most detailed introduction blame his funeral online here. Contemplate his last will and testimony here.
See also the inventory in Freeman, Charles Darwin: Nifty companion.
2d online ed. 2007, compiled by Sue Asscher, possessor. 98, and,
Darwin's one-off 'Journal' (1809-1881). IntroductionText CUL-DAR158.1-76 and
Emma Darwin's diaries.
John van Wyhe
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