Charles Darwin was a scientist who changed our understanding of the natural world. He is known as In the Father of Modern Biology. Darwin spent all his We life observing nature and making notes about all the species he found Darwin was born in 1809 in England. Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks. He was a good athlete though and loved exploring nature and collecting sea shells. He also kept doing chemistry experiments and so his classmates gave him the nickname"Gas His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too. Charles started studying medicine at pe Edinburgh University, but soon gave up his studies there. He went on to study religion at Cambridge University instead. There he started collecting beetles and neglected his studies. In 1831, at the age of 22, Darwin went on a five-year expedition to South America, Australia and South Africa by ship. He was often seasick, but the things he saw on this voyage changed his life. He collected many fossils as well as animal and plant specimens. He spent the rest of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books