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Why did Charles Darwin enroll at Christ’s College, Cambridge?

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Charles Darwin’s father, Robert Waring Darwin, enrolled him at Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1828 because he believed the church would be a more suitable calling for his son than medicine.1

Darwin had previously studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he found the study of anatomy loathsome and was sickened by surgery. Recognizing that his son appeared aimless, his father sought a change in environment that would lead to a more stable career path as an Anglican gentleman.1