1836 Charles Darwin Home Cambridge
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1836 Charles Darwin Home Cambridge
When Charles Darwin returned from his Beagle voyage he came to live at 22 Fitzwilliam Street in Cambridge. He occupied it from the 16th December 1836 to March 1837. He aimed to get away from the social pressures of family in Shrewsbury and the scientific pressures of new contacts in London. He could visit old friends and scientific contacts like Henslow and Sedgewick. He employed Syms Covington (his aid on the Beagle) as a gentlemans manservant and set about organising his thoughts and specimens from the Beagle voyages, often covering all available surfaces with careful piles of notes and letters. Darwin started composing his Beagle voyage volume " Journals and Remarks" 1839 here, (later to become his famous " Journal of Researches" ). At the end of the street lay the grand Fitzwilliam Museum. In 2009 the Museum hoisted a huge banner of Darwin for its " Endless Forms" exhibition
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This print captures the historic home of Charles Darwin in Cambridge. After returning from his transformative voyage on the Beagle, Darwin sought solace and intellectual freedom away from the pressures of family and scientific circles. Nestled at 22 Fitzwilliam Street, this residence became his sanctuary from December 1836 to March 1837. In this tranquil abode, Darwin could reconnect with old friends like Henslow and Sedgewick, esteemed scientific contacts who provided him with valuable insights and inspiration. To assist him in his daily affairs, he employed Syms Covington, a trusted manservant who had accompanied him on the Beagle expedition. Within these walls, Darwin meticulously organized his thoughts and specimens gathered during his voyages. Every available surface was adorned with carefully arranged piles of notes and letters as he began composing what would later become his renowned "Journal of Researches" originally titled "Journals and Remarks" in 1839. At the end of Fitzwilliam Street stood the grand Fitzwilliam Museum—a constant reminder of Cambridge's rich academic heritage that surrounded Darwin during this period. In fact, in 2009, the museum paid homage to its most famous resident by hoisting a massive banner featuring Darwin for its exhibition titled "Endless Forms". This remarkable photograph by Paul D. Stewart transports us back to an important chapter in Charles Darwin's life—an era marked by introspection, scholarly pursuits, and groundbreaking discoveries that forever changed our understanding of evolution.
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