Spies, spas and science: Devon & Cornwall Natural History Society 1838-51

Name: Spies, spas and science: Devon & Cornwall Natural History Society 1838-51
Start: 2025-03-25T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-25T13:30:00+00:00
Location: Plymouth Athenaeum

Schedule

Tue Mar 25 2025 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Plymouth Athenaeum | Plymouth, EN

Counting evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin amongst its members, join us as we reveal the little known story of the Devon & Cornwall Natural History Society 1838-51.
It is a tale of Darwin, dukes and discovery. Find out more about Darwin's involvement with the Society, the former spy who was its President and its eventual merger with the Plymouth Athenaeum.
The talk will be given by Owen Ryles, Chief Executive of the Plymouth Athenaeum. Owen is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and the Zoological Society.
His previous talks include Education, enlightenment and entertainment: Plymouth Mechanics’ Institute 1825-1899 , Walking through the storm: William Snow Harris v The Admiralty, Bitten by Barnacles: The Life of Charles Spence Bate and Charles Hamilton Smith: Writer, Illustrator, Solider, Spy.
Entry Free.