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| Darwin, Francis. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Sept. 29, 1866. 3rd s. of Charles Robert (1827). B. Aug. 16, 1848, at Down, Kent. School, Clapham, London (Mr Wrigley). Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A. (Nat. Sci. Trip., 1st Class) 1870; M.B. and M.A. 1875; Hon. Sc.D. June 24, 1909. Migrated to Christ's, Dec. 8, 1888; Fellow of Christ's; Hon. Fellow, 1906. University Lecturer in Botany, 1884-8; Reader in Botany, 1888-1904. F.R.S., 1882. Proceeded to St George's Hospital, 1870. Did not practise medicine, but became assistant to his father at Down. President of the British Association, 1908. Hon. LL.D. St Andrews; Hon. D.Sc. Dublin, Liverpool and Sheffield Universities. Knighted, 1913. After his father's death, settled at Cambridge, and devoted himself chiefly to two subjects. One was to give to the world a greater knowledge of his father's life work in the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, published in 1887; Charles Darwin (1892), and in collaboration with Professor Sir A. C. Seward, More Letters of Charles Darwin (1903); the other to continue his botanical studies, as a result of which he published, with E. H. Acton, Practical Physiology of Plants (1894) and The Elements of Botany (1895). Married (1) Amy Ruck, dau. of Lawrence Ruck of Pantlludw; (2) Ellen Wordsworth, dau. of John Crofts of Leeds; (3) the widow (ne Fisher) of Professor Maitland. Died Sept. 19, 1925, at 10, Madingley Road, Cambridge. Brother of George H. (1863), etc.; father of Bernard R. M. (1894). (Peile, II. 746.) | Francis DARWIN Approx. lifespan: 1848–1925 pens. Trinity College adm1866:09:29 3rd s. of Charles Robert DARWIN (1827) b. Down, Kent 1848:08:16 Sch: Clapham School Clapham, London ( Mr – WRIGLEY ) Matric 1866:10MT: BA Nat.Sci.Trip., 1st Class 1870 MB 1875 MA 1875 Hon. ScD 1909:06:24 Mig. to Christ's College 1888:12:08 Fellow of: : Christ's College Hon. Fellow 1906 University Lecturer in: Botany 1884-88 Reader in Botany 1888-1904 FRS 1882 Proceeded to St George's Hospital St George's, [ London ] 1870 Did not practise medicine, but became assistant to his father Down, [ Kent ] President of: : British Association 1908 Hon.LLD St Andrews, [ Scotland ] Hon. DSc Dublin, [ Ireland ] Liverpool, [ Lancashire ] and Sheffield, [ Yorkshire ] Universities. Knighted 1913 After his father's death, settled CB, [ Cambridgeshire ], and devoted himself chiefly to two subjects. One was to give to the world a greater knowledge of his father's life work in the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, published in1887 Charles Darwin (1892), and in collaboration with Professor: Sir A. C. Seward, More Letters of Charles DARWIN (1903) ; the other to continue his botanical studies, as a result of which he published, with E. H. Acton, Practical Physiology of Plants (1894) and The Elements of Botany (1895) m. (1) Amy Ruck RUCK dau. of Lawrence RUCK of Pantlludw, [XXX] m. (2) Ellen Wordsworth CROFTS dau. of John CROFTS of Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] ; (3) the widow ( née Fisher) of Professor: Maitland. d. 10 Madingley Road, CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1925:09:19 brother of George H. DARWIN (1863) etc. father of Bernard R. M. DARWIN (1894) ( Peile, II. 746.) [add:]Photograph: CAS: G.44[:add] [add:]Portrait by Rothenstein: Dept. of Botany; replica at Christ's College [:add] [add:](Goodison: CP 78; CCS: 20)[:add] [add:] bur. Ascension Parish Burial Ground Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [:add] [add:](Martin Packer, 2014)[:add] |