Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, in 1809. His family was known for having scientists. Robert Darwin, his father was a physician, his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, was also a scientist. Darwin's father wanted him and his brother to follow into the medical fields. When Darwin was a child he was very interested in living things; he read many books on geology and biology. He also collected plants, animal specimens and fossils. In 1825 Darwin started his …showed first 75 words of 668 total…

…showed last 75 words of 668 total…an insect bite in South America. Darwin passed away very ill in April 19, 1882. Darwin wrote some nineteen papers on evolution. Darwin is said to be the greatest contributor to science with his theory of evolution. If Darwin had not come up with this theory would people today believe in evolution? Darwin took many chances because he placed his name on the line. He went against the Bible's teachings and that was hard to prove wrong.