The Friends of Charles Darwin were founded in 1994 to campaign for the depiction of their hero, Charles Darwin, on a Bank of England bank note. The great man finally appeared on the new ÂĢ10 note in November 2000.
Due to popular demand, we’re still taking on new members. We currently have 4,380 members in 108 countries. Our most recent new member is Zane Qualey of Arizona , USA.
So if you can truly say âCharlie is my Darwinâ, and you’d like to be able to write the letters FCD after your name, why not join us? It’s totally free!
On this dayâĶ
On this day in 1843, Charles and Emma Darwinâs daughter Henrietta Emma was born.
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Newsletter No. 23: âItâs not all cheetahs versus gazellesâ Darwin the botanist âĒ UNESCO recognition âĒ Darwinâs address book âĒ Charles Lyell âĒ Leonard Jenyns âĒ punctuated equilibria âĒ what the heck are chins for? âĒ and lots moreâĶLatest article
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Corresponding with Sir David Attenborough In which the great science communicator fails to resolve an important dispute about fish.
Darwin bicentennial oak, 17 years on Seventeen years ago today, I planted the Darwin Bicentennial Oak in my garden.
