Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was a 19th-century English sculptor and natural history artist best known for creating some of the first life-sized dinosaur sculptures and popularizing prehistoric life for the public.

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instanceOf English sculptor
natural history artist
person
awardReceived Fellow of the Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Joseph Paxton NERFINISHED
Richard Owen NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Central Park Commission NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1807-02-08
dateOfDeath 1894-01-27
describedAs early popularizer of paleontology
pioneer of dinosaur sculpture
educatedAt Royal Academy Schools NERFINISHED
employer Crystal Palace Company NERFINISHED
era 19th century
fieldOfWork natural history illustration
paleontological reconstruction
public science education
genre animal sculpture
scientific illustration
hasWorkLocation Crystal Palace Park NERFINISHED
Sydenham NERFINISHED
illustrated natural history books
zoological plates
influenced development of paleoart
public perception of dinosaurs
knownFor Crystal Palace Dinosaurs NERFINISHED
first life-sized dinosaur sculptures
popularizing prehistoric life to the public
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
movement Victorian science
nationality British
notableWork Crystal Palace dinosaur sculptures NERFINISHED
Hylaeosaurus sculpture at Crystal Palace Park NERFINISHED
Iguanodon sculptures at Crystal Palace Park NERFINISHED
Megalosaurus sculpture at Crystal Palace Park NERFINISHED
planned dinosaur models for Central Park, New York
occupation natural history illustrator
naturalist
sculptor
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
spouse Mary Selina Green NERFINISHED
workedIn London NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs creator Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs designer Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs artDirectionBy Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins