# Dr. W. C. Wells — The Origin of Species character guide

> Dr. W. C. Wells in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. W. C. Wells, Dr. Wells

**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 physician who anticipated natural selection in human races.

## 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)

First to recognize the principle of natural selection, applying it to human races in an 1813 paper.

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