Darwin and his children : his other legacy
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Darwin and his children : his other legacy
Oxford University Press, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-232) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
While much has been written about the life and works of Charles Darwin, the lives of his ten children remain largely unexamined. Most "Darwin books" consider his children as footnotes to the life of their famous father and close with the death of Charles Darwin. This is the only book that deals substantially with the lives of his children from their birth to their death, each in his or her own chapter. Tim Berra's Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy
explores Darwin's marriage to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, a devout Unitarian, who worried that her husband's lack of faith would keep them apart in eternity, and describes the early death of three children of this consanguineous marriage. Many of the other children rose to prominence in their own fields.
William Darwin became a banker and tended the Darwin family's substantial wealth. Henrietta Darwin edited Charles' books and wrote a biography of her mother. Three of Darwin's sons were knighted and elected Fellows of the Royal Society: Sir George Darwin was the world's expert on tides, Sir Francis Darwin developed the new field of plant physiology, and Sir Horace Darwin founded the world-class Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. Major Leonard Darwin was a military man, Member of
Parliament, and patron of early genetic research. This book, richly illustrated with photographs of the Darwin family, demonstrates the intellectual atmosphere whirling about the Darwin household, portrays loving family relationships, and explores entertaining vignettes from their lives.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Darwin's Paradigm Shift
- 2 Charles and Emma
- 3 William Erasmus Darwin 1839-1914
- 4 Anne Elizabeth Darwin 1841-1851
- 5 Mary Eleanor Darwin 1842-1842
- 6 Henrietta Emma Darwin 1843-1927
- 7 George Howard Darwin 1845-1912
- 8 Elizabeth Darwin 1847-1926
- 8 Francis Darwin 1848-1925
- 10 Leonard Darwin 1850-1943
- 11 Horace Darwin 1851-1928
- 12 Charles Waring Darwin 1856-1858
- 13 Epilogue
- Appendices:
- Timeline?Biological and Literary Children
- Cast of Characters
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Also by Tim M. Berra
- Figure legends
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