How did Charles Darwin finance his expeditions?

Darwin's parents were not short of a bob or two Robert Darwin was a wealthy doctor and financier and Susannah Darwin (nee Wedgewood). That's as in Wedgwood pottery fame.. read more

Charles Darwin ended up as that companion. In any case, while the ship and voyage was funded by the Navy, Darwin had to pay for himself. His father, a wealthy doctor, ended up funding his portion of the trip. read more

The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. This was the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle, the other volumes of which were written or edited by the commanders of the ships. read more

Despite the objections of his father, Darwin decided to leave his familiar surroundings at the age of 22. Charles Darwin voyage took five years from 1831 to 1836. Darwin returned with observations he had made in Teneriffe, the Cape Verde Islands, Brazil, and especially in the Galapagos Islands. read more