title: Charles Darwin 1809-2009.
abstract: The year 2009 is the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. This article briefly surveys his life and work, dispelling some common myths and summarizes Darwin's achievement and legacy at his death in 1882.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, CRASSH, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX, United Kingdom. jmv@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Wyhe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D019021:Natural History / Q000266:history