Background
He was born at Warrington, Lancashire into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians. His father, Doctor John Aikin, was a medical doctor, historian, and author
He was born at Warrington, Lancashire into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians. His father, Doctor John Aikin, was a medical doctor, historian, and author
He is the "little Charles" of Mistress Barbauld"s Lessons for Children. Aikin died at his house in Bloomsbury Square, central London, on 20 March 1847.
Subsequently he applied himself to medicine, became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and was chosen secretary of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London.