The Friends of Charles Darwin were founded in 1994 to campaign for the depiction of their hero, Charles Darwin, on a Bank of England bank note. The great man finally appeared on the new £10 note in November 2000.
Due to popular demand, we’re still taking on new members. We currently have 4,381 members in 108 countries. Our most recent new member is Alexander Vozzola of Eugene, Oregon, USA.
So if you can truly say “Charlie is my Darwin”, and you’d like to be able to write the letters FCD after your name, why not join us? It’s totally free!
On this day…
On this day in 1844, Darwin had the second part of the geological results of the voyage of the Beagle published as Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Together with some Brief Notes of the Geology of Australia.
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Newsletter No. 23: ‘It’s not all cheetahs versus gazelles’
Darwin the botanist • UNESCO recognition • Darwin’s address book • Charles Lyell • Leonard Jenyns • punctuated equilibria • what the heck are chins for? • and lots more…
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10-Oct-1881: Darwin’s magnificent swan-song
On 10th October 1881, Charles Darwin’s final book was published. It concerned earthworms, and was a magnificent swan-song.
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Corresponding with Sir David Attenborough
In which the great science communicator fails to resolve an important dispute about fish.
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Darwin bicentennial oak, 17 years on
Seventeen years ago today, I planted the Darwin Bicentennial Oak in my garden.
