Where was Erasmus Darwin born?
Birmingham
Elston
London
Edinburgh
Answer
Born in Elston, Nottinghamshire, England, Erasmus Darwin was a physician, natural philosopher, physiologist, inventor, and poet. He is considered one of the key figures of the Midlands Enlightenment and is best known for his contributions to the fields of medicine and evolutionary biology, particularly his theory of evolution through natural selection, albeit without using the term. Darwin was the grandfather of Charles Darwin.
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