Robert Darwin

This article is about the physician and father of Charles Darwin. For others with the same name, see Robert Darwin (disambiguation).

Robert Darwin
FRS
Robert Darwin, from an oil painting by James Pardon (1811–1829)
Born
Robert Waring Darwin

(1766-05-30)30 May 1766
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died13 November 1848(1848-11-13) (aged 82)
Shrewsbury, England,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burial placeSt Chad's Church, Montford, Shropshire
OccupationMedical doctor
Spouse
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(m. 1796; died 1817)​
ChildrenMarianne Parker
Caroline Wedgwood
Susan Darwin
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Charles Darwin
Emily Langton
Parent(s)Erasmus Darwin
Mary Howard
RelativesSee Darwin–Wedgwood family

Robert Waring Darwin FRS (30 May 1766 – 13 November 1848) was an English medical doctor who is today best known as the father of naturalist Charles Darwin. He was a member of the influential Darwin–Wedgwood family.