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Erasmus Darwin
b.12 Dec 1731 Elton, Nottinghamshire, England
d.18 Apr 1802 Derby, Derbyshire, England
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  1. Charles Darwin1758 -
  2. Erasmus Darwin1759 -
  3. Elizabeth Darwin1763 -
  4. Robert Waring Darwin1766 - 1848
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  1. Frances Anne Viollette Darwin
  2. Francis Sacheverel Darwin1786 - 1859
  3. Harriet Darwin - 1825
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Name Erasmus Darwin
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 12 Dec 1731 Elton, Nottinghamshire, England
Marriage to Mary Howard
Marriage to Elizabeth Colyear
Death[1][2] 18 Apr 1802 Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Erasmus Robert Darwin [1] (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor, and poet.

His poems included much natural history, including a statement of evolution and the relatedness of all forms of life.

He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family, which includes his grandsons Charles Darwin and Francis Galton. Darwin was a founding member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers.

He turned down an invitation from George III to become Physician to the King.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erasmus Darwin, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lyman Horace Weeks. Automobile biographies.
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