Charles Darwin

n. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-82), British scientist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection, author of "The Descent of Man" and "Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection"

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 –  19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. After becoming eminent among scientists for his field work and inquiries into geology, he proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin's scientific discovery remains the foundation of biology, as it provides a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life.
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Noun
1. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
(synonym) Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin
(hypernym) naturalist, natural scientist

Charles Robert Darwin, (1809-82), British naturalist and author

n. Charles Darwin (1809-82), British scientist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection, author of "The Descent of Man" and "Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection"