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Sir Francis Darwin FLS FRS FRSE (16 August 1848 – 19 September 1925) was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin . [2]
Learn about Francis Darwin, the seventh child of Charles Darwin and a distinguished scientist in his own right. Explore his letters with his father, his work on plant movement, and his role in preserving his father's legacy.
Francis Darwin. Francis Darwin (1848–1925) was the botanist son of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood). Francis Darwin married Amy Ruck during 1874, who died during 1876 after the birth of their son Bernard Darwin, an author on golf – see below.
RECORD: Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. London: John Murray. Volume 1. REVISION HISTORY: Scanned for Darwin Online 4.2006; transcribed (double key) by AEL Data 6.2006. Later corrections by John van Wyhe 2006-2020. RN6
Francis Darwin (1848-1925) was a British botanist who studied plant movements, stomata, and transpiration. He also edited his father's letters and wrote books on botany and plant physiology.
Unpublished paper, 'On the protrusion of protoplasmic filaments from the glandular hairs on the leaves of the common teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris)' by Francis Darwin. Creator: Francis Darwin Reference number: AP/59/1.
Below are his published books and major works which were published during Darwin’s lifetime (apart from his autobiography). They give you a glimpse of the range of topics Darwin worked on during his life. Most of Darwin's work however was intregrative, linking different fields and subjects.
