Richard Owen

Also known as Sir Richard Owen, Sir R. Owen, R. Owen, Owen, Richard, Owen, R., Owen R, Owen, Prof OWEN F.R.S.

English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)

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Richard Owen was a British male biologist, paleontologist, zoologist, and curator. Born in Lancaster in 1804, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. He worked as an employee of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Natural History Museum, where he is noted for his work. He resided in England and wrote in English.

Owen received several awards, including the Royal Medal, Copley Medal, and Clarke Medal, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. His notable works include *On an embryo of ornithorrhynchus in a letter to Baron von Mueller*, *Order-Pterosauria*, and *Osteological contributions to the natural history of the chimpanzees (troglodytes) and oranges (pithecus)*. He died in Richmond Park, London, in 1892.

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Born: 1804-07-20
Died: 1892-12-18
Works: 350

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On an embryo of ornithorrhynchus in a letter to Baron von Mueller
Order-Pterosauria
Description of some species of the extinct genus Nesodon, with remarks on the primary group (Toxodontia) of hoofed quadrupeds, to which that genus is referable
Osteological contributions to the natural history of the chimpanzees (troglodytes) and oranges (pithecus)
Inaugural address on the opening of the new philosophical hall at Leeds

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Instance of: human
Given name: Richard
Family name: Owen
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Lancaster
Place of death: London
Occupation: writer
Educated at: Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Employer: Natural History Museum
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Natural History Museum
Field of work: paleontology
Image: Richard-owen2.jpg
Residence: England

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Commons category: Richard Owen
date of birth: 1804-07-20
date of death: 1892-12-18
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
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archives at: National Library of Wales
P6944: Richard Owen
writing language: English language
Commons Creator page: Richard Owen
name in native language: Richard Owen
P8168: Philippe Rousselot
author citation (zoology): Owen

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Carta de Puerto Principe y sus inmediaciones con la Isla Gonave. H. 723 [Material cartográfico]

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Richard Owen KCB FRS FRMS (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.

Owen produced a vast array of scientific work, but is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria (meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile"). An outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, Owen agreed with Darwin that evolution occurred but thought it was more complex than outlined in Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Owen's approach to evolution can be considered to have anticipated the issues that have gained greater attention with the recent emergence of evolutionary developmental biology.

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