Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Born: February 12, 1809, The Mount, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Died: April 19, 1882, Down House, Downe, United Kingdom
When Charles Darwin was a boy, he showed no promise to be a
good students. He had greater interest in flowers, birds and stories about
them. He was, therefore, a trouble and worry for his parents. At school he was
a failure. The narrow-old fashioned syllabus of his school course was extremely
dull to him. He found little interest in Latin and Greek. But he was attracted
by things outside the course. His spare time was spent in the study of
chemistry which was not taught in English schools in those days. He was
fond of poetry, but above all, hi liked
living things, animals, plants and also rocks. The boy Darwin was very keen on
outdoor sports on horses and dogs. He loved to ride and shoot. His father then
sent him to study medicine so that he could be a doctor and carry on the family
profession. But Charles found lectures very dull. The harms of surgical
operation shocked him so badly that he gave up the notion of a doctor.
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