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| | Charles Darwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the fifth of six children of Robert and Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood), and the grandson of Erasmus Darwin, and of Josiah Wedgwood. |
 | | Darwin died in Downe, Kent, England, on 19 April 1882 was given a state funeral, and interred in Westminster Abbey near Isaac Newton. |
 | | Darwin was given particular recognition in 2000 when his image appeared on the Bank of England ten pound note, replacing Charles Dickens.His impressive and supposedly hard-to-forge beard was reportedly a contributing factor in this choice. |
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