Where is Charles Darwin buried?
Charles Darwin research on plants was published in a series of books, and in his final book, "The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Actions of Worms" (1881), he examined earthworms and their effect on soil. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history, and he was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey. Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on 12 February 1809, at his family's home, The Mount. He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin and Susannah Darwin ("née" Wedgwood). He was the grandson of
Emma Darwin had little, if any, scientific input. In 2008 "Mrs Charles Darwin's Recipe Book" was published, with profits going to the Darwin Correspondence Project at Cambridge University. The 2009 film "Creation" focuses in part on the relationship between Charles and Emma. Emma was played by Jennifer Connelly. Eight members of the Darwin family are buried in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Downe, Kent; nearby Down House. Darwins buried at Downe include: Bernard Darwin and his wife Elinor Monsell, who taught her husband's cousin Gwen (Darwin) Raverat, engraver and author of Period Piece; Charles Waring Darwin; Elizabeth Darwin, "Aunt Bessy"; Emma Darwin,