Down House
Down House ranks 9,331st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wajima, Ishikawa, Katsuyama, Fukui, and Yamanashi, Yamanashi. Memorable people born in Down House include George Darwin, and Francis Darwin. Down House has been the birth place of many astronomers, and biologists. Down House is located in United Kingdom.
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1845 and 1848, Down House was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including George Darwin, and Francis Darwin.
People Born in Down House
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George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1
Francis Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Down House were astronomers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Down House, including George Darwin.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Down House since 1700.
