Where is Charles Darwin buried?
Charles Robert Darwin was born February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, England. After a remarkable and productive life, he died on April 19, 1882, in Downe, England. The cause of his death is not clear. Some sources claim it was due to a heart attack, while others cite an illness (possibly Chagas disease) contracted during his travels to South America. Upon his death, Darwin’s family arranged for him to be buried in St. Mary’s churchyard in the village of Downe. However, William Spottiswoode, the President of the Royal Society (an elite scientific body in London), had greater aspirations for Darwin. He wrote to the Dean of Westminster Abbey requesting that Darwin be buried in its prestigious cemetery. A self-professed
