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编辑点评： 考生在新GRE写作中要格外重视思维逻辑与论据论证，平时注意积累素材，多收集一些新GRE写作论据论证例子。下面是小编为大家搜集的关于达尔文的名人素材，希望能够帮助大家更好地备考新GRE写作，获得新GRE写作高分。 Naturalist; best known as the discoverer of natural selection. Born February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England, at almost exactly the same hour as Abraham Lincoln. Darwin s father was a doctor; his mother was the daughter of Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the famous pottery firm. His grandfather was a famous botanist, Erasmus Darwin. Darwin s mother died when he was eight years old. He was not a very successful student, but as a teenager he became interested in natural science and started various collections. He went to Edinburgh University to study medicine but did not do well. He transferred to Cambridge University with the idea of studying theology and becoming a clergyman. There he met Professor John Henslow, a botanist, who became his mentor and persuaded him to study geology. He also read Alexander von Humboldt s book, A Personal Narrative, about his travels in South America, which greatly inspired him. Darwin got his B.A. degree from Cambridge in June 1831. During the summer he traveled with a geology professor to study rock formations in Wales. On his return to Shrewsbury on August 29, he found a letter waiting for him from Henslow. Henslow had recommended Darwin for a job as naturalist on board a Royal Navy ship, the Beagle, under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy. The ship was going on a long trip to survey the southern coasts of South America. Darwin s father was initially opposed because he felt that this would keep him from starting his career in the church. With the help of his Wedgwood relatives, Darwin was able to get his father s permission. | 
