Charles Darwin was one of the most influential people in history. He probably never imagined that his theory of evolution and natural selection would become one of the most important scientific theories in the history of the world. He probably never imagined that it would cause so much controversy about how humans came into existence. Charles R. Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in the town of Shrewsbury, England. He was born into a relatively wealthy family. He was the second youngest in his family and had three sisters and two brothers. His father, Dr. Robert W. Darwin, was the town doctor. His mother, Susannah W. Darwin, died when he was eight years old. After his mother's death, his three sisters took care of him. When Charles was 9 years old, he began his studies at the Anglican Shrewsbury School. While there, he dabbled in chemistry. Science, at that time, was regarded by people as dehumanizing society. Then, because of his dabbling in chemistry, he was condemned by his professor and given the nickname "Gas" by his classmates. When Charles turned sixteen, he and his brother, Erasmus Darwin, enrolled at the University of Edinburgh. Although he gave the impression of having learned nothing there, his studies were very successful. He learned many things from many people. For example, he learned the chemistry of cooling rocks on primitive earth and learned how to stuff a bird from a freed South American slave. After a few years, his father thought the church was a better calling for him, so he transferred Charles to Christ College, Cambridge. After the change, Charles was now educated as an Anglican gentleman. Here he learned the conservationist side of botany from John Stevens Henslow. After Henslow suggests a journey around… the center of the card… and. After a period of solitude, he married his cousin, Emma Wedgewood, in 1839. For his studies he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1853. He wanted to publish his findings so that people around the world could read his studies. He published a book entitled On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life on November 22, 1859. For the rest of his life, he spent all his time improving and defending his theories . He wrote an autobiography for his grandchildren, not for the public, so they could remember him. He got sicker every day. He had angina pectoris, which is a disease that causes chest pain. In March 1882 he had an attack which led to his death from a heart attack on 19 April 1882. His body was buried on 26 April 1882 in Westminster Abbey..