The document summarizes information about several famous British people from the 19th century, including Charles Darwin, the scientist who established the theory of evolution; John Constable, a famous landscape painter; George Stephenson, an engineer who developed the first locomotive and helped build the Stockton and Darlington railway; Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone; Sir Walter Scott, an influential novelist and poet; George Gordon Byron, a leading Romantic poet; Anna Maria Tussaud, the founder of Madame Tussaud's wax museum; and Arthur Wellesley, the military leader who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

1. Famous British people
nineteenth century
Done by Chiglintseva Julia

2. Charles Robert Darwin
(1809 –1882)

3.  Was an English naturalist
 He established that all species of life have
descended over the time from common ancestors
 In 1859 in his book he published his theory of
evolution with compelling evidence
 He helped to investigate marine invertebrates
 In 1871 he examined human evolution and sexual
selection in The Descent of Man, and Selection in
Relation to Sex, followed by The Expression of the
Emotions in Man and Animals
 In recognition of Darwin’s pre-eminence as a
scientist, he was honoured with a state funeral
and buried in Westminster Abbey

4. John Constable
(1776-1837)

5.  One of the most famous British artists
 Sold only 20 paintings in his lifetime, and was
never recognized in his homeland while he was
alive
 Loved the countryside, and his best work was of
outdoor scenes in his native Suffolk and his
London home in Hampstead
 Worked in the open air, thought he returned to his
studio to finish his paintings

6. George Stephenson
(1781-1848)

7.  Started as an engineman
 Developed a new safety lamp that would not
explode when used near the highly flammable
gasses found in the mines
 Built Stockton and Darlington line linking West
Durham and Darlington with the river Tees
 Formed the first locomotive building company in
the world
 Was chief engineer for many British railway
companies
 Constantly innovated and improved his engines
and the tracks

8. Alexander Graham Bell
(1847-1922)

9.  Was interested in working with the deaf for all
his life
 Opened a school for teachers of the deaf and then
became a professor at Boston University
 In 1876, he patented his invention – the
telephone
 Had the right to be the only one to produce
telephones in the U.S. for 19 years
 Developed a method of making phonograph
records on a wax disc
 Made an iron breathing lung, and a device for
locating icebergs at sea and the metal detector

10. Sir Walter Scott
(1771-1832)

11.  Was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and
poet, popular throughout much of the world
during his time
 Was the first English-language author to have a
truly international career in his lifetime, with
many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia
and North America
 His novels and poetry still reading
 Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady
of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian
and The Bride of Lammermoor

12. George Gordon Byron
(1788-1824)

13.  Was a British poet and a leading figure in the
Romantic movement
 He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets
and remains widely read and influential
 He travelled to fight against the Ottoman Empire
in the Greek War of Independence, for which
revere him as a national hero
 He died in 36 years of age

14. Anna Maria Tussaud
(1761-1850)

15.  Was an artist
 She known for her wax sculptures and Madam
Tussaud’s, the wax museum she founded in London

16. Arthur Wellesley
1st Duke of Wellington
(1769-1852)

17.  Was a British general and politician
 Commander of British troops during the
Peninsular War (1808-1814)
 He defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), thus
ending the Napoleonic War
 As prime minister (1828-1830) he passed the
Catholic Emancipation Act (1829)