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The death of a genius, recorded by his wife

Fatal attack at 12.

Emma Darwin's diary entry
Emma Darwin's diary entry, 18th[sic] April, 1882

Thus, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary of 1882 the passing of one of the greatest minds the world has ever known. From the corrections made to subsequent diary entries, it would appear that Emma missed a day somewhere, which explains why her husband Charles's death is incorrectly recorded as falling on Tuesday 18th April, 1882, rather than on Wednesday 19th.

As of today, you can read all of Emma Darwin's diaries on the increasingly wonderful Darwin Online website.

This is exactly the sort of thing the internet was supposed to be for. Very well done, chaps!

Richard Carter, FCD | 12-Mar-2007 | x del.icio.us | Digg this
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