Human Accomplishment: Erasmus Darwin

an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment

Born

Erasmus Robert Darwin 12 December 1731 Elston Hall, Elston, Nottinghamshire near Newark-on-Trent, England

Died

18 April 1802 (aged 70) Breadsall, Derby, England

Alma mater

St John's College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh Medical School

adultbasic

Britain

Children

era

1600-1800

Parent(s)

Robert Darwin of Elston Elizabeth Hill

Relatives

See Darwin–Wedgwood family

Resting place

All Saints Church, Breadsall

Erasmus Darwin