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Francis Darwin

1848 - 1925

Born

16 August 1848

Down, Kent, England

Died

19/09/1925

Cambridge

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
08/06/1882
Fields of Interest
Botany
Relationships
Great grandson of Erasmus Darwin (FRS 1761); grandson of Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788); son of Charles Robert Darwin (FRS 1839) and his wife Emma Wedgwood; brother of George Howard Darwin (FRS 1879) and Horace Darwin (FRS 1903). Married: 1) (1874) Amy Ruch; 2) (1883) Ellen, daughter of John Crofts (she died 1903); 3) (1913) Mrs Maitland