Famous People

1. Charles Darwin
By Lucia Pedrero

2. Charles Robert Darwin
(1809-1882)
Charles Robert Darwin
was born 12 th of
February, 1809 in The
Mount, United Kingdom.
He died at the age of 73
on 19th April, 1882.

3. Awards
–Darwin was awarded many times for his
works.
–Royal Medal (1853)
–Wollaston Medal (1859)
–Copley Medal (1864)

4. The Evolutionary Theory
– Charles Darwin was best known for his
theory of evolution.
– In his theory he exposed that all species
descended from a common ancestor.
– This pattern of evolution resulted from a
process that he called natural selection.

5. On The Origin Of Species
In his book On The Origin Of
Species, Darwin gives th evidence
of his evolutionary theory, he
introduced the scientific theory
that populations evolve over the
course of generations through a
process of natural selection.