William Wilberforce
1759–1833
Member of Parliament who fought the slave trade for twenty years
Westminster Abbey, London
In memory of
Charles Darwin
Naturalist who described evolution by natural selection
- Born
- Died
- Lived
- 73 years
- Resting place
- Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Darwin spent five years aboard the Beagle collecting specimens, then twenty more working out what they meant before publishing "On the Origin of Species" in 1859. The first printing of 1,250 copies sold out on the day of release.
He wanted to be buried in his village churchyard at Downe. Parliament and the scientific establishment pressed for Westminster Abbey, where he lies a few paces from Isaac Newton.
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Alexander Fleming
1881–1955
Bacteriologist who noticed penicillin
Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, London