•son of a famous English
Physician - a Noblemen
•was a Naturalist by hobby -
collected specimens of nature
•did not like Medical School
•got his college degree in
Theology
•in his 20’s took a job as a
naturalist aboard the Beagle
•his biology teacher got him the
job
•sailed around the world for five
years collecting specimens
•based on his findings he
introduced Natural Selection as the means of species evolution