The Life of Charles Darwin by Janet Browne
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, England, to Robert Waring Darwin, a physician, and Susannah Wedgwood, a member of the Wedgwood pottery manufacturing family. Darwin attended local day school before enrolling at Shrewsbury School, where he encountered traditional educational methods focused on memorization rather than scientific inquiry. In 1825, Darwin began…

