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.

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instanceOf British scientist
anatomist
comparative anatomist
human
paleontologist
awardReceived Copley Medal
Royal Medal
Wollaston Medal
birthDate 1804-07-20
birthPlace Lancaster, England
surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
burialPlace Ham, London
surface form: Ham, London, England
child William Owen
coinedTerm Dinosauria
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1892-12-18
educatedAt St Bartholomew’s Hospital complex
surface form: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London

University of Edinburgh
employer British Museum
Royal College of Surgeons of England
familyName Owen
fieldOfWork anatomy
comparative anatomy
natural history
paleontology
zoology
givenName Richard
honorificTitle Sir
influenced development of vertebrate paleontology
museum-based natural history in Britain
knownFor coining the term "Dinosauria"
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
Odontography
On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton
occupation museum curator
surgeon
opposed Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection
positionHeld Director of the Natural History Museum, London
Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Superintendent of the natural history departments of the British Museum
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
spouse Caroline Amelia Clift
theory concept of homology in comparative anatomy

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Georges Cuvier influenced Richard Owen
Owen isUsedBy Richard Owen
Lasiorhinus latifrons describedBy Richard Owen
Palorchestes namedBy Richard Owen
Palorchestes taxonAuthor Richard Owen
Richard Owen name Richard Owen self-link
Diprotodon describedBy Richard Owen
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs conceptBy Richard Owen
Irrawaddy dolphin describedBy Richard Owen