We may earn a commission from links on this page. Erasmus Darwin was the grandfather of the more famous Charles, a scientist in his own right, and an inadvertent supervillain. In an effort to make ...

In your issue of May 29 H.H. Harrison makes answer to the inquiry of D.H. Fitch, who asked if Charles Darwin received the idea of "The Origin of Species" from his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin.

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"Can there be any doubt that Charles Darwin received the idea and inspiration of that epoch-making book 'The Origin of Species,' from his grandfather Erasmus Darwin?" View Full Article in ...

Ruth Musser and John C. Krantz, jun., on the friendship of William Withering and Erasmus Darwin. In 1775, nine years after graduating as M.D. at Edinburgh, Withering, who was in practice at ...

Dr Erasmus Darwin, who lived from 1731 until 1802, achieved more in a greater variety of intellectual disciplines than anyone since. Why then has he not gained the fame he deserves? Partly ...

In the second essay, writer and critic Henry Hitchings considers the importance of Erasmus Darwin - The Leonardo da Vinci of the Midlands. Erasmus Darwin – scientist, doctor, inventor ...

Erasmus Darwin was the grandfather of Charles Darwin who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution At the heart of the Lunar Society was a figure now not at all well-known: Erasmus Darwin.