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Erasmus Darwin

1731 - 1802

Born

12 December 1731

Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

Died

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)

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