born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent
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Charles-Darwin-carbon-print-photograph-by-Julia-Margaret-Cameron-1868Charles Darwin, carbon-print photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868.[Credits : Courtesy of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York]
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