Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Robert Darwin was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, abolitionist, inventor, freemason, and poet.

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Who was born first?

• Erasmus Darwin and Catharine Macaulay were born the same year
• Erasmus Darwin was born 1 year before Joseph von Sonnenfels
• Erasmus Darwin was born 1 year before Carl Gotthard Langhans
• Erasmus Darwin was born 1 year after Aleijadinho
• Erasmus Darwin was born 1 year after Motoori Norinaga

Timeline

1. AleijadinhoAugust 29, 1730 – November 18, 1814
2. Motoori NorinagaJune 21, 1730 – October 5, 1801
3. Catharine MacaulayApril 2, 1731 – June 22, 1791
4. Erasmus Darwin (this page)December 12, 1731 – April 18, 1802
5. Carl Gotthard LanghansDecember 15, 1732 – October 1, 1808
6. Joseph von Sonnenfels1732 – April 25, 1817

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