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| − | Erasmus Darwin was an English physician. He was [[Charles Darwin]]'s grandfather and he is believed to have influenced Charles Darwin as far as the development of Charles Darwin's | + | [[File:Erasmus-darwin.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Erasmus Darwin]] |
| + | '''Erasmus Darwin''' (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician. He was [[Charles Darwin]]'s grandfather and he is believed to have influenced Charles Darwin as far as the development of Charles Darwin's [[evolution]]ary beliefs.<ref>[https://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family]</ref> He was also an [[agnosticism|agnostic]].<ref>[http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/8619 Darwin and religion]</ref> | ||
| − | Although Erasmus Darwin was a physician, he was overweight. An article entitled [ | + | Although Erasmus Darwin was a physician, he was overweight ([[Hippocrates]] was an early advocate of the health benefits of [[exercise]] and [[nutrition]].<ref>http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/pe/exs190web/exs190history.htm</ref>). An article entitled [https://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family] declares concerning Erasmus Darwin: |
| − | {{cquote|His love of food (particularly fruits, sugar, cream and butter) was matched by his dislike of exercise, and by the age of 46 he had grown so corpulent that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining table to accommodate his girth at meal times.<ref>[ | + | {{cquote|His love of food (particularly fruits, sugar, cream and butter) was matched by his dislike of exercise, and by the age of 46 he had grown so corpulent that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining table to accommodate his girth at meal times.<ref>[https://creation.com/darwinism-it-was-all-in-the-family Darwinism: it was all in the family]</ref>}} |
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| + | Erasmus Darwin's wealth formed a basis for Charles Darwin's inherited wealth, which in turn gave him the economic freedom to research and write without the day-to-day task of earning his own living. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Physicians]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Evolutionists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:46, April 9, 2019
Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731 â 18 April 1802) was an English physician. He was Charles Darwin's grandfather and he is believed to have influenced Charles Darwin as far as the development of Charles Darwin's evolutionary beliefs.[1] He was also an agnostic.[2]
Although Erasmus Darwin was a physician, he was overweight (Hippocrates was an early advocate of the health benefits of exercise and nutrition.[3]). An article entitled Darwinism: it was all in the family declares concerning Erasmus Darwin:
| â | His love of food (particularly fruits, sugar, cream and butter) was matched by his dislike of exercise, and by the age of 46 he had grown so corpulent that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining table to accommodate his girth at meal times.[4] | â |
Erasmus Darwin's wealth formed a basis for Charles Darwin's inherited wealth, which in turn gave him the economic freedom to research and write without the day-to-day task of earning his own living.