Erasmus Darwin
English physician (1731-1802) · United Kingdom · Doctors · Died at 70
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Stone-cast bust of Erasmus Darwin, by W. J. Coffee, c. 1795
Darwin's House in Lichfield, now a museum dedicated to his life and work
Portrait of Erasmus Darwin, 1770, by Joseph Wright of Derby
Erasmus Darwin's coat of arms. Escutcheon: Argent, on a bend Gules cottised Vert, three escallop shells, Or. Crest: A demi-griffin segreant, Vert, holding in his claws an escallop, Or. Motto: E conchis omnia (All things out of conches/molluscs).
Memorial in Lichfield Cathedral
Erasmus Darwin in stipple engraving by Holl, 1803, after J. Rawlinson
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Lived 1731 to 1802 · aged 70
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