Posts Tagged ‘Funeral’
A Look Back at the Massive Funeral for Charles Darwin
“Darwin was buried at the Abbey next to the eminent scientist Sir John Herschel and just a few feet away from Sir Isaac Newton.” April 26, 1882 On this day, thousands of people attended the funeral of Charles Darwin, which was held at noon sharp at Westminster Abbey. On his deathbed, at Down House,…
Read MoreRemembering Painter and Gardener Claude Monet: His Funeral, His Friend, and His Love of Nature
“Claude said, ‘I am following Nature without being able to grasp her. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.'” December 5, 1926 On this day, the impressionist painter Claude Monet died at 86. Claude had insisted on a simple funeral, and as such, his coffin was draped with plain black cloth. But his…
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