Francis Darwin
Francis Darwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1848 Down House, Downe, Kent, England |
| Died | 19 September 1925 (aged 77) Cambridge, England |
| Resting place | Ascension Parish Burial Ground |
| Known for | Phototropism |
| Spouses | Amy Richenda Ruck
(m. 1874; died 1876) |
| Children | Bernard Darwin Frances Cornford |
| Parent(s) | Charles Darwin Emma Wedgwood |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Sir Francis Darwin FLS FRS FRSE (16 August 1848 – 19 September 1925) was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin.