Richard Owen

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:author gptkb:Odontography
gptkb:On_the_Archetype_and_Homologies_of_the_Vertebrate_Skeleton
gptkb:On_the_Nature_of_Limbs
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:Wollaston_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1804-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lancaster,_Lancashire,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Owen
gptkbp:deathDate 1892-12-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:director gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:fieldOfWork anatomy
paleontology
zoology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Owen
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Henry_Huxley
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:William_Buckland
gptkbp:knownFor coining the term 'Dinosauria'
work in comparative anatomy
work in paleontology
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Thomas_Henry_Huxley
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_History_of_British_Fossil_Reptiles
gptkb:Anatomy_of_Vertebrates
gptkb:Description_of_the_Skeleton_of_an_Extinct_Gigantic_Sloth
gptkb:History_of_British_Fossil_Mammals_and_Birds
gptkb:Lectures_on_the_Comparative_Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_the_Invertebrate_Animals
gptkb:Memoir_on_the_Megatherium
gptkb:Odontography
gptkb:On_British_Fossil_Reptiles
gptkb:On_the_Archetype_and_Homologies_of_the_Vertebrate_Skeleton
gptkb:On_the_Classification_and_Distribution_of_the_Mammalia
gptkb:On_the_Nature_of_Limbs
gptkb:The_Principal_Forms_of_the_Skeleton_and_the_Teeth
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
biologist
comparative anatomist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Brookwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Richard Owen signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Amelia_Clift
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3