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Sir Richard Owen KCB FRMS FRS (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.
Jul 20, 1998 · Richard Owen (born July 20, 1804, Lancaster, Lancashire, England—died December 18, 1892, London) was a British anatomist and paleontologist who is remembered for his contributions to the study of fossil animals, especially dinosaurs.
Feb 26, 2015 · The Victorian scientist who coined the word "dinosaur" has been honoured with a plaque at the school he attended as a child. But who was Sir Richard Owen?
Richard Owen (b. 1804–d. 1892), best known for his skills in comparative anatomy, was one of 19th-century Britain’s most celebrated naturalists.
Discover how whales were at the heart of Richard Owen's original proposal for a museum of natural history in Britain. The founding of the Natural History Museum in London can be traced back to the ambition of one man: Sir Richard Owen.
A controversial figure, he is perhaps best known for coining the word dinosaur. The Owen collection dates between 1681 and 1892 and covers his career progression, scientific research, professional communications, campaign for a museum of natural history and other achievements.
Dec 24, 2009 · There was perhaps no Victorian naturalist so well-known and so misunderstood as Richard Owen. He could be warm to friends, but to his scientific peers he was an obstinate autocrat.
Richard Owen. 1804-1892. British paleontologist who studied many important fossils, including Charles Darwin's South American collection and the Jurassic age Archaeopteryx.
Feb 20, 2024 · Unparalleled anatomist, museum mogul, family man, supportive mentor and (reputedly) the only man Darwin hated: Richard Owen was a mass of contradictions. His name is inextricable from the...
Sir Richard Owen KCB FRMS FRS (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.
