Darwin, Erasmus

Desmond King‐Hele, Buriton, Hampshire, UK

Published online: May 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002400

1731–1802 British physician and scientist who put forward the idea of biological evolution and elucidated plant nutrition and photosynthesis.1

Figure 1. Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802).

Keywords: evolution; zoonomia; natural selection; photosynthesis; phytologia; common descent

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Further Reading
	book Darwin E (1794–1796) Zoonomia; or, the Laws of Organic Life, vols 1 and 2. London: J Johnson.
	book Darwin E (1800) Phytologia; or, the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. London: J Johnson.
	book Darwin E (1803) The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society. London: J Johnson.
	book Darwin C (1887) The Life of Erasmus Darwin, 2nd edn. London: John Murray.
	book King-Hele D (1999) Erasmus Darwin: a Life of Unequalled Achievement. London: de la Mare.
	book Seward A (1804) Memoirs of the Life of Dr Darwin. London: J Johnson.