Richard Owen

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anatomist
paleontologist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:born July 20, 1804
gptkbp:child gptkb:Cynthia_Owen
gptkb:Ivy_Owen
gptkb:Nellie_Owen
gptkb:William_Owen
gptkb:Henry_Owen
gptkb:Alfred_Owen
gptkb:Margaret_Owen
gptkb:Ruth_Owen
gptkb:Ursula_Owen
gptkb:Phyllis_Owen
gptkb:Evelyn_Owen
gptkb:Edith_Owen
gptkb:Alice_Owen
gptkb:Vera_Owen
gptkb:Sophie_Owen
Queenie Owen
Mary_Owen
Tina_Owen
Mabel_Owen
George_Owen
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Dorothy_Owen
Eleanor_Owen
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Ethel_Owen
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Hilda_Owen
Irene_Owen
Lilian_Owen
Minnie_Owen
Nina_Owen
Richard_Owen_Jr.
Victor_Owen
Violet_Owen
Pearl_Owen
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Hugh_Owen
Lola_Owen
Lydia_Owen
Mavis_Owen
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Yvonne_Owen
Zoe_Owen
gptkbp:contribution described the first complete dinosaur skeleton
developed the concept of homology
identified the first fossil mammal
pioneered the study of extinct species
gptkbp:died December 18, 1892
gptkbp:field comparative anatomy
paleontology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Owen
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:knownFor coining the term 'Dinosauria'
studying fossils
analyzing the structure of vertebrates
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:notableWork The_History_of_British_Fossil_Mammals_and_Birds
On_the_Anatomy_of_Vertebrates
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lancaster,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Owen
gptkbp:taught gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:worksAt gptkb:Royal_College_of_Surgeons