# Mr. Patrick Matthew — The Origin of Species character guide

> Mr. Patrick Matthew in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Patrick Matthew, Mr. Matthew, himself

**First appearance:** 0001-an-historical-sketch-of-the-progress-of-opinion-on-the-origin-of-species-previously-to-the-publication-of-the-first-edition-of-this-work

## Who they are

A naturalist who anticipated natural selection in an appendix.

## In the story

### [An Historical Sketch of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species, Previously to the Publication of the First Edition of This Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/an-historical-sketch-of-the-progress-of-opinion-on-the-origin-of-species-previously-to-the-publication-of-the-first-edition-of-this-work)

Anticipated natural selection in an appendix to his 1831 work on naval timber.

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