Arabella Buckley

Arabella Buckley
BornOctober 24, 1840
Brighton, England
DiedFebruary 9, 1929
Sidmouth, Devon
Occupation(s)Writer, Science Educator, Assistant to Charles Lyell
Notable workThe Fairyland of Science (1879), A History of England for Beginners (1887), Life and Her Children (1880), Moral Teachings of Science (1892)
SpouseCharles Fisher (1884–1929)

Arabella Burton Buckley (24 October 1840 – 9 February 1929)[1] was an English writer and science educator.[2] She championed Darwinian evolution with particular emphasis on the mind and morals, in contrast to the prevailing emphasis on competition and physical survival.[3] Charles Darwin described her as being able to 'treat evolution with much dexterity and truthfulness'.[4]

  1. ^ "Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton), 1840–1929". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "FISHER, Mrs. Arabella B." Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 599.
  3. ^ Larsen, Jordan (2017). "The evolving spirit: Morals and mutualism in Arabella Buckley's evolutionary epic". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 71 (4): 385–408. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2016.0056. PMC 5906431. PMID 31390402.
  4. ^ Charles Darwin to Arabella Buckley, 14 November 1880, Cambridge University Library, Darwin Papers, DAR 143:184.