Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Darwin was a male physician, botanist, writer, and philosopher from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Born in Elston in 1731, he died in Breadsall in 1802. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and St John's College. Darwin wrote in English and worked in the fields of medicine, botany, biology, and poetry. He had fourteen children, including Robert Darwin.

He was a member of the Royal Society, the Lunar Society of Birmingham, and the American Philosophical Society. He received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His notable works include *Zoonomia*, *The loves of plants*, and *The poetical works of Erasmus Darwin*. His writings are held in collections such as the National Gallery of Art and are described in sources like the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.