Erasmus Darwin
English physician and poet whose The Botanic Garden turned botanical science into verse. His speculative ideas about evolution anticipated his grandson Charles Darwin.
Works
- The Botanic GardenDidactic poem celebrating botanical science, plants, and natural metamorphosis
- The Loves of the PlantsAllegorical poem depicting plant reproduction through romantic and classical mythology
- The Temple of NaturePhilosophical poem tracing the evolution and progress of human civilization