The Charles Darwin Trust is a British educational charity.
The trust was founded in 1999 by
Stephen Keynes
Stephen John Keynes (19 October 1927 – 13 August 2017) was a great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and chairman of the Charles Darwin Trust.
He was educated at The Hall School, Hampstead, Oundle School, and the University of Cambridge.
Keynes wa ...
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The trust was part of a campaign with other organizations to back the bid to make
Down House
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down ...
a
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
.
People
Trustees of the trust are
Dr Claire Barlow (Chairman), Karen Goldie-Morrison (Treasurer), Professor James Costa, Sarah Darwin, Dr Emma Newall and Revd Professor Michael Reiss.
Previous trustees include
Stephen Keynes, Randal Keynes, Professor Sir Patrick Bateson, Janet Browne, Sir Matthew Farrer, Timothy Hornsby,
Angela Huxley, Professor J Stephen Jones and Professor Keith Stewart.
References
External links
Official website
Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
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