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Charles darwin died on 19th April 1882 at the age of 73 in Kent, UK.

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Darwin was born into a wealthy, traditional and religious family, and was the son of Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848) and Susannah Wedgwood (1765-1817). He had three sisters and a brother. His mother died when he was just eight years old. From an early age, he was interested in nature and all the phenomena that occurred in it. He was always a great collector, and during his childhood he learned to fish and hunt.

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As a young man, aged 16, Darwin began studying medicine, following a family tradition. However, during classes, especially those in which he would have to undergo an operation without anesthesia, he discovered that it was not what he had dreamed of for his life, and he dropped out of the course. Despite that, at that time, he was able to meet some important people for his professional growth.

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Darwin married, in 1839, to Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin, with whom he had 10 children. Of the 10 children, three died in infancy, the most striking death for Darwin being that of his 10-year-old daughter Annie.

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When Darwin returned to England from his trip abroad the Beagle, he had understood that species changed over time. However, he did not immediately publish his perceptions, mainly for religious reasons. At first, his publications were focused on the fauna and flora of the places he visited during the trip.

In 1958, Darwin received a letter from Alfred Russell Wallace, and realized that the naturalist had reached the same conclusions as he. This letter urged him to write his work as quickly as possible. However, the books' release did not take place immediately, and, with the help of Hooker and Lyell, two researchers and friends, Darwin and Wallace presented their papers on the same day, thus preventing him from publishing his theory first.

Darwin's main work, known as The Origin of Species Through Natural Selection, was published a year later, in 1859. It was later renamed with its better-known title: The Origin of Species. The book was a success in sales; however, the theory was not well accepted, especially by religious people.