Emma Darwin

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Emma Darwin was an English woman best known as the devoted wife and first cousin of naturalist Charles Darwin, who supported his scientific work and managed their large family.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
human
birthName Emma Wedgwood
burialPlace Downe, Kent, England
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Anne Elizabeth Darwin
Charles Waring Darwin
Elizabeth Darwin
Francis Darwin
George Howard Darwin
Henrietta Emma Darwin
Horace Darwin
Leonard Darwin
Mary Eleanor Darwin
William Erasmus Darwin
concern religious implications of Charles Darwin's theories
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
cousin Charles Darwin
dateOfBirth 1808-05-02
dateOfDeath 1896-10-02
educatedAt home education
familyName Darwin
father Josiah Wedgwood II
gender female
givenName Emma
knownFor correspondence with Charles Darwin on faith and science
languageSpoken English
livedIn London, England
managed Darwin family household
memberOf Darwin–Wedgwood family
Wedgwood family
mother Elizabeth Allen Wedgwood
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the wife of Charles Darwin
managing the Darwin household and children
supporting Charles Darwin's scientific work
numberOfChildren 10
placeOfBirth Maer Hall, Staffordshire, England
placeOfDeath Downe, Kent, England
relative Charles Darwin
religion Unitarianism
residence Down House, Downe, Kent, England
Maer Hall, Staffordshire, England
sibling Hensleigh Wedgwood
spouse Charles Darwin
supported Charles Darwin's health and daily routine
Charles Darwin's scientific research


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