Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-21
DARWIN.
Death of the Noted Scientist and
Author.
The End Of Long and Busy life-Sketeh
Of His Career. and List Of
His Works.

LONDON. April 2o-Charles Robert bar.
win, the well known scientist, is dead.
This great English naturalisland author
son of DR.. X. W. Darwin, was born in
Shrewsbury, February II, 1909. He re-
ceived his early education at the Shrews-
bury Grammar School. and in 1875 went TO
the University of Edinburgh, where he
studied for two years. He then entered
Christ's College. Cambridge, where he took
his degree in 1881. In the autumn OF
the same year he volunteered as
naturalist to accompany Capt. Fizroy in
the ship Beagle, or his exploring expedi.
from England December 9th, 1881, and re-
turned October "a, 1886. During this long
voyage the greater part of the South
American coast, the Pacific islands, Aus.
tralia, New Zealand, and the Manritius
were visited and examined. Before his re-.
turn. Mr.. Darwin was elected a fellow OF
the ROYAL Society 1854. In 1889 a nara
tive OF the voyage was published in three
volumes, of which the third, containing an
account of the discoveries in natural his
tory and geology, was contributed by Mr..
Darwin.
In 1882 he published "Thc Structure and
Distribution Of Coral Reefs" in lSit,
Geological Observations on Volcanic
tions on South America" He also edited
Zoology of the Voyage Of the Beale, pub
lished in 1913, and wrote numerous papers
on scientific subjects. In 1851 and lsj3 ap-
peared his two volumes entitled "Thono-
craphy of the Family Cirripedia,' and
soon after two other volumes on the fossil
species OF the same class. In 1883 the
Royal Society awarded the royal medal
to him, and in 1859, he r..
ceived the Wollaston medal from
the geological society. In the latter
year was published his "Origin OF Species
by Natural Selection This work has
assedthrough many editions in English,
has been translated into number OF Tor
eign languages, including French, German,
butch. Italian and Russian, and has been
the subject Of more reviews, pamphlets
and separate books than any other volume
of the age. A catalogue OF the literature
of Darwinism, entitled Die Dn7riHische The
orie, giving thirty.siS octave pages of the
titles Of works and names OF three hundred
and twelve suthors, has been published by
J. W. Spehgcl. Of Berlin. Darwin
work is an attempt 10 account
for the diverSitics Of life on our globe by
means OF continuous development without
the intervention Of special creative fiats at
the origin Of each species; the extreme
conclusion Of which is the physiological
relationship and consnminity Of the origin
of all living beings. Darwins views have
been adopted by some OF the most scien-
tific men of the age, while by others they
are denounced as unfounded and absurd.
In 1862 he published work On the "Fer.i.
Iization OF Orchards, and In laaa "VAria.
ton OF Animals and Plants under Domesti'
cation" In 1871 appeared his treaties on
The Descent Of Man. and Selection
in Relation TO Sex This work
is supplementary TO that on the origin OF
species, and is an attempt TO prove the de.
scent Of man from lower order Of anina,
life. The author infers that man is de.
scended from hairy quadruped, furnish sd
with a tail and pointed ears. probably
arboreal in its habits" In 1891 he received
the COpley medal from the Royal Society.
He has been elected q member OF numerous
English and foreign scientific bodies, has
been creatsd a knight Of the Prussian order
OF merit, and in 1871 was chosen a cores
pOnding member Of Academy OF
Vienna. Among separate papers
by him. some OF the more
important are: "On the Connection OF
Certain Volcanic Phenomena in South
America" "On the Distribution of Erratic
Boulders in North America, "On the For
nation Of Mould by the Earth Worm,
and "On the Geology OF the Falkland Is
lands" sll published in the transactions Of
the geological society. In the journal Of
the Linnwan Society have appeared the fol-
lowing: "On the DimOrphOus and Tri-
morpheus States Of Primuls and son the
Movements and Habits Of Climbing
Plants. His latest work. published in
1872. is On the Expression IL the Emo
tionS in Men and Animals.-[Ep. REGTsrEg.