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nounEnglish natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
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Definition that contains darwin
- gray United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
- owen English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
- wallace English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
- huxley English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
- darwinian of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution
- darwinian an advocate of Darwinism
- ernst heinrich haeckel German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)
- thomas huxley English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
- francis galton English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
- sir francis galton English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)