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Sarah Darwin biography

Sarah Catherine Darwin is a British botanist, science communicator and children’s non-fiction author. She holds a PhD from University College London for her thesis on the systematics and genetics of tomatoes in the Galápagos Islands.

She originally trained as an artist before shifting to science and has spent years working and researching in the Galápagos, focusing on endemic plant species such as the Galápagos tomato.

In 2023, Darwin co-authored the children’s book Evolution with Dr Eva-Maria Sadowski, illustrated by Olga Baumert, which traces the history of life on Earth.

She is a descendant of Charles Darwin and serves as vice president of Galápagos Conservation Trust.

Her doctoral supervisors included Sandra Knapp, James Mallet and Ziheng Yang.

Darwin participated in a 2009–10 recreation of Charles Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle, aboard the sailing ship Stad Amsterdam, contributing to scientific dialogues about species and environment.

The book Evolution was published in September 2023 by What on Earth Books.