Janet browne charles darwin

She received an honorary Doctor in Science (Sc. D) degree from Trinity College, Dublin in in recognition of her contribution to the biographical knowledge of Charles Darwin. Few lives of great men offer so much interest―and so many mysteries―as the life of Charles Darwin, the greatest figure of nineteenth-century science, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than a hundred years after his death. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
She has spent many years studying the context of Charles Darwin’s work, first as associate editor of the early volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, and then in a biography of Darwin that integrated his science with his life and times.