Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who discovered the theory of evolution. Describe the process of evolution
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Answer:
In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
How did Charles Darwin discover the theory of evolution?
Natural Selection: Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace. A visit to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped Darwin formulate his ideas on natural selection. He found several species of finch adapted to different environmental niches.
Who discovered the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century.
Born
Charles Robert Darwin
12 February 1809
The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Died
19 April 1882 (aged 73)
Down House, Downe, Kent, England
Resting place
Westminster Abbey
Known for
The Voyage of the Beagle
On the Origin of Species
The Descent of Man
Spouse(s)
Emma Wedgwood (m. 1839)
Children
10
Awards
FRS (1839)[2]
Royal Medal (1853)
Wollaston Medal (1859)
Copley Medal (1864)
Doctor of Laws (Honorary), Cambridge (1877)[3]
Scientific career
Fields
Natural history, geology
Institutions
Tertiary education:
University of Edinburgh Medical School (medicine, no degree)
Christ's College, Cambridge Bachelor of Arts (1831)
Master of Arts (1836)[4]
Professional institution:
Geological Society of London
Academic advisors
John Stevens Henslow
Adam Sedgwick
Influences
Charles Lyell
Alexander von Humboldt
John Herschel
Thomas Malthus
Gilbert White
Influenced
Hooker, Huxley, Romanes, Haeckel, Lubbock
Signature
"Charles Darwin", with the surname underlined by a downward curve that mimics the curve of the initial "C"