Erasmus Darwin
![Erasmus Darwin c. 1792–1793, oil painting by [[Joseph Wright of Derby]], [[Derby Museum and Art Gallery]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Portrait_of_Erasmus_Darwin_by_Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_%281792%29.jpg)
Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor, and poet.His poems included much natural history, including a statement of evolution and the relatedness of all forms of life.
He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family, which includes his grandsons Charles Darwin and Francis Galton. Darwin was a founding member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers.
He turned down an invitation from George III to become Physician to the King. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802
Published 1954Moskva : Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, 1954.238 : ill. ; 20 cm. -
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Published 1803Printed at Boston, by D. Carlisle, for Thomas and Andrews Feb. 1803.2 v. illus. 22 cm. -
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Published 1803London, Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, 1803.174, 124 p. 4 pl. (incl. front.) 30 cm. -
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Published 1818Philadelphia, Published by Edward Earle, William Brown, printer, 1818.2 v. 6 plates (5 col.) 22 cm. -
6by Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
Published 1787Lichfield [England] : By a Botanical Society at Litchfield, 17872 v., [4], lxxx, [4], (840 p.) ; 22 cm.Other Authors: “...Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802...”