The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
From the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
By Charles Darwin
Edited by his Son Francis Darwin
Charles Darwin, 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882, was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.