Robert Waring Darwin, of Elston
1724–1816
Lawyer and botanist. Son of Robert Darwin of Elston (1682–1754) and Elizabeth Darwin (1702–97). Brother of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802). Matriculated at Cambridge 1743–4; admitted to Lincoln’s Inn, 1743; barrister, 1751. Had a taste for poetry and botany. Published Principia botanica in 1787.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
King-Hele 1999.
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles de la Mare Publishers.
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