Charles Darwin Bits and Pieces

In 1825 Charles Darwin apprenticed a doctor because his family wanted him to become a professional. He went to Edinburgh University to study medicine. Darwin got bored of the lectures and studies, so he decided to study Taxonomy.  

(Tanna, Sunil. "Charles Darwin Facts" Ezine @rticles.com http://ezinearticles.com/?Charles-Darwin-Facts&id=1970857) 

"BIOGRAPHY: CHARLES DARWIN British, 1809-1882 Darwin spent years gathering evidence to support his idea of evolution by natural selection. He travelled the world on expeditions aboard the ship, HMS Beagle. When he reached the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, he was inspired by the number of unique species he found there." (Copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley, http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/evolution.html)