Erasmus Darwin
1731 - 1802
- Born
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12 December 1731
Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
- Died
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18 April 1802
Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 09/04/1761
- Occupation
- Physician; Poet
- Relationships
- Fourth son of Robert, barrister. Married: 1) (1757) Mary Howard (died 1770); 2) (1781) Elizabeth Collier, widow of Col Pole of Radbourne Hall. Father (with Mary Howard) of Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788); grandfather of Charles Robert Darwin (FRS 1839) and Francis Galton (FRS); great grandfather of George Howard Darwin (FRS 1879), Francis Darwin (FRS 1882) and Horace Darwin (FRS 1903); 2x great grandfather of Sir Charles Galton Darwin (FRS); 3x great grandfather of Richard Darwin Keynes (FRS) and Horace Basil Barlow (FRS)
- Catalogue
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Author of
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Paper, 'An uncommon case of haemophysis' by Erasmus Darwin
Creator: Erasmus Darwin Reference number: L&P/3/421 -
Paper, 'Some experiments on animal fluids' by Erasmus Darwin
Creator: Erasmus Darwin Reference number: L&P/6/39 -
Letter, 'A new case in squinting' by Erasmus Darwin
Creator: Erasmus Darwin Reference number: L&P/7/2 -
Letter, 'On an artificial spring of water' by Erasmus Darwin
Creator: Erasmus Darwin Reference number: L&P/8/102 -
Paper, 'Frigorific experiments on the mechanical expansion of air' by Erasmus Darwin
Creator: Erasmus Darwin Reference number: L&P/9/67