Charles
Robert Darwin was
a
naturalist, who proposed the 'Theory of Evolution' of the living world.
He put
forward the theory based on natural selection and the survival of the
fittest.

Charles
Darwin was born in 1809 in England. He belonged to a well-educated
family. His
father was a doctor. But Charles was interested in natural history and
geology
and pursued his studies on that line. At the tender age of twenty two
and fresh
from Cambridge Darwin set out for exploration on the uninhabited
Galapagos Islands
in South America. It presented a fertile ground for study to the
inquisitive
mind of Darwin.
Charles
Darwin was extremely delighted as he explored those islands, as it
presented a
living museum of the past geological times. He found there a variety of
species
from the animal kingdom, which inspired his keen mind. This spectrum of
variety
of animals was the inspiring event in the life of Darwin. He never
engaged
himself anywhere else other than long voyages and got an opportunity to
sail
around the world in a ship. During this period, he studied different
living
species in different regions and tried to establish the theory of
evolution.