Erasmus Alvey Darwin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Erasmus Alvey Darwin

the older brother of Charles Darwin

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1804

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1881

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Erasmus Alvey Darwin (29 December 1804 – 26 August 1881), nicknamed Eras or Ras, was the older brother of Charles Darwin, born five years earlier.
They were brought up at the family home, The Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
He was the only other son besides Charles, the fourth of six children of Susannah (née Wedgwood) and Robert Darwin, and the grandson of Erasmus Darwin and of Josiah Wedgwood, a family of the Unitarian church.
He was a member of the semi-secretive Cambridge Apostles society, a debating club largely reserved for the brightest students.



Alternative names	Julia Margaret Pattle; Julia Margaret Pattle Cameron; Julia M. Cameron; Julia Margaret née Pattle; Julia Margaret nee Pattle; J. M. Cameron
Description	British photographer
Date of birth/death	11 June 1815	26 January 1879
Location of birth/death	Calcutta, India	Kalutara, Ceylon
Authority control	: Q230120 VIAF: 61616074 ISNI: 0000 0000 8140 6854 ULAN: 500118804 LCCN: n50031545 NLA: 35169417 WorldCat