Quote by: Charles Darwin

We cannot fathom the marvelous complexity of an organic being; but on the hypothesis here advanced this complexity is much increased. Each living creature must be looked at as a microcosm--a little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars in heaven.

Charles Darwin

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Author Bio

  • NameCharles Darwin
  • DescriptionBritish naturalist, author of "On the origin of species, by means of natural selection"
  • AliasesCharles Robert Darwin; Darwin
  • BornFebruary 12, 1809
  • DiedApril 19, 1882
  • CountryUnited Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
  • ProfessionNaturalist; Geologist; Evolutionary Biologist; Explorer; Politician; Travel Writer; Botanist; Carcinologist; Ethologist; Entomologist; Ecologist
  • WorksOn The Origin Of Species; The Voyage Of The Beagle; The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex; The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals; Insectivorous Plants; The Power Of Movement In Plants; The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action Of Worms
  • AwardsWollaston Medal; Royal Medal; Copley Medal; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society