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Francis Darwin. Sir Francis Darwin, auch Frank Darwin (* 16. August 1848 in Downe, Kent; † 19. September 1925 in Cambridge), war ein britischer Botaniker. Er war das siebte Kind (dritter Sohn) von Charles Darwin.
Sir Francis Darwin FLS FRS FRSE (16 August 1848 – 19 September 1925) was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin.
Francis Darwin. CUL DAR 225: 42. Cambridge University Library. Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences.
Darwin, Francis, engl. Botaniker, Sohn von C.R. Darwin, *16.8.1848 Down House (heute zu London-Bromley), †1925; ab 1874 Mitarbeiter bei den botanischen Arbeiten seines Vaters, seit 1888 Professor in Cambridge; Arbeiten zur Pflanzenphysiologie, insbesondere zur Funktion der Spaltöffnungen, über Transpiration, Blatt-Phototaxis und ...
Darwin was a thoughtful observer of the natural world from an early age. Whether on a grand scale, as exemplified by his observations on geology, or a microscopic one, as shown by his early work on the eggs and larvae of tiny bryozoans, Darwin was fascinated with nature in all forms.
Referee's report by Francis Darwin, on a paper 'The relations between marine animal and vegetable life' by H M Vernon. Creator: Francis Darwin Reference number: RR/13/295. View all 21 related items (referee) 1848 - 1925.
In the years after Charles's death, Francis presented to the world a sanitized version of his father's life. The first of a series of publications was the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), a book strictly censored by other members of the Darwin family.
