Richard Owen
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Richard Owen was a 19th-century British anatomist and paleontologist best known for coining the term "Dinosauria" and for his influential work in comparative anatomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Owen canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Richard Owen Context triple: [Georges Cuvier, influenced, Richard Owen]
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley was a 19th-century English biologist and public intellectual known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his vigorous advocacy of evolutionary theory and his contributions to comparative anatomy and science education.
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Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick was a prominent 19th-century English geologist who helped establish modern stratigraphy and played a key role in defining the Cambrian and Devonian systems.
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Joseph Prestwich
Joseph Prestwich was a 19th-century British geologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits.
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John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray was a 19th-century British zoologist and taxonomist known for his extensive work classifying mammals, reptiles, and other animal groups while working at the British Museum.
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Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors was a 19th-century Irish zoologist and politician known for his influential work in ornithology and the classification of birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Owen Target entity description: Richard Owen was a 19th-century British anatomist and paleontologist best known for coining the term "Dinosauria" and for his influential work in comparative anatomy.
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A.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley was a 19th-century English biologist and public intellectual known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his vigorous advocacy of evolutionary theory and his contributions to comparative anatomy and science education.
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B.
Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick was a prominent 19th-century English geologist who helped establish modern stratigraphy and played a key role in defining the Cambrian and Devonian systems.
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C.
Joseph Prestwich
Joseph Prestwich was a 19th-century British geologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits.
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D.
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray was a 19th-century British zoologist and taxonomist known for his extensive work classifying mammals, reptiles, and other animal groups while working at the British Museum.
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E.
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors was a 19th-century Irish zoologist and politician known for his influential work in ornithology and the classification of birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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anatomist ⓘ comparative anatomist ⓘ human ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Royal Medal ⓘ Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1804-07-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lancaster, England
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surface form:
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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| burialPlace |
Ham, London
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surface form:
Ham, London, England
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| child | William Owen ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-12-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Bartholomew’s Hospital complex
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surface form:
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
British Museum
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Royal College of Surgeons of England ⓘ |
| familyName | Owen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anatomy
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comparative anatomy ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of vertebrate paleontology
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museum-based natural history in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term "Dinosauria"
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descriptions of extinct reptiles and mammals ⓘ founding the Natural History Museum in London ⓘ work in comparative anatomy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Richard Owen self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Thomas Henry Huxley ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
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Odontography ⓘ On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton ⓘ |
| occupation |
museum curator
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surgeon ⓘ |
| opposed | Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Natural History Museum, London
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Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology ⓘ Superintendent of the natural history departments of the British Museum ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| spouse | Caroline Amelia Clift ⓘ |
| theory | concept of homology in comparative anatomy ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Owen Description of subject: Richard Owen was a 19th-century British anatomist and paleontologist best known for coining the term "Dinosauria" and for his influential work in comparative anatomy.
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