“The Young Darwin – Darwin the Student”

Christ’s College is where the famous biologist and naturalist and father of evolutionary biology, studied.  He was a young, innovative and enthusiastic student, destined initially for a life in Holy Orders.  From Cambridge he embarked on a ground-breaking journey of discovery on HMS Beagle and fifty years after his birth, his seminal work The Origin of the Species was published.

        In Christ’s in 2009, we celebrate our unique experience of Darwin the student with the public opening of his student rooms (from February 2009) and an unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze sculpture of Darwin as a young man contemplating the origin of our existence.

        On this page you will find links to events in Christ’s College as well as links to other places and people who will also be celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin.

Matt Glenn of Big Statues is pleased to announce the creation of a bronze memorial plaque for the company Total Titanium. The 16-by-20 inch plaque is in reference to the dedication of their new office building located in Red Bud, Illinois.

The plaque was a dedication to the father of Brian and Ron Casey, the current owners of Total Titanium. The bronze plaque will be an outside monument mounted onto a stone pillar at the entrance of the office building.

Total Titanium is a family owned and operated business, established in 1983 and originally operated out of a basement. After several expansions Total Titanium now has over twenty employees and relocated into a large office building in November of 2008. Total Titanium is a private manufacturer of surgical instruments serving the ophthalmic industry as well as specializing in the manufacturing of precision instruments.