Charles Darwin, MA Biography
- Title:
- British naturalist and originator of the theory of evolution
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?"
- Reasoning:
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“I have all my life been a strong advocate for humanity to animals, and have done what I could in my writings to enforce this duty… On the other hand, I know that physiology cannot possibly progress except by means of experiments on living animals, and I feel the deepest conviction that he who retards the progress of physiology commits a crime against mankind.”
“Mr. Darwin on Vivisection,” darwin-online.org.uk, Apr. 14, 1881
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Naturalist, geologist, biologist
- Theory of evolution presented to the Linnaean Society (UK), July 1, 1858 (Darwin not present)
- Secretary, Geological Society (UK), 1838-1841
- Expedition on survey ship HMS Beagle, Dec. 27, 1831-Oct. 2, 1836
- Field trip to North Wales, Aug. 1831
- Education:
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- MA, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge (UK), 1836
- BA, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge (UK), 1831
- Attended Edinburgh University (UK), 1825-1827
- Attended Shrewsbury Grammar School (UK), 1818-1825
- Other:
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- Full name is Charles Robert Darwin
- Died Apr. 19, 1882 in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
- Recipient, Honorary LLD, Cambridge University, 1877
- Recipient, Copley Medal, Royal Society of London, Nov. 1864
- Had 10 children
- Married his cousin Emma Wedgwood, Jan. 29, 1839
- Born Feb. 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?