# Herbert Spencer — The Origin of Species character guide

> Herbert Spencer in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Herbert Spencer, Mr. Herbert, Herbert

**First appearance:** 0003-the-origin-of-species-by-means-of-natural-selection

## Who they are

A philosopher who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest'.

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