The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

April 18, 2012

April 18, 1802

Erasmus Darwin (December 12, 1731 to April 18, 1802) was a grandfather of Charles Darwin and himself stated an early exposition of the idea of evolution. He was a physician, a poet, a philosopher and participated in a vigorous intellectual community, associated with the English midlands (Lichfield especially).Among his cats was a Persian, which we can assume was white, since it was named Snow Grimalkin.




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