Richard Owen
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Owen produced a vast array of scientific work, but is probably best remembered today for coining the word ''Dinosauria'' (meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile"). An outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, Owen agreed with Darwin that evolution occurred but thought it was more complex than outlined in Darwin's ''On the Origin of Species''. Owen's approach to evolution can be considered to have anticipated the issues that have gained greater attention with the recent emergence of evolutionary developmental biology.
Owen was the first president of the Microscopical Society of London in 1839 and edited many issues of its journal – then known as ''The Microscopic Journal''. Owen also campaigned for the natural specimens in the British Museum to be given a new home. This resulted in the establishment, in 1881, of the now world-famous Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. Bill Bryson argues that, "by making the Natural History Museum an institution for everyone, Owen transformed our expectations of what museums are for."
While he made several contributions to science and public learning, Owen was a controversial figure among his contemporaries, both for his disagreements on matters of common descent and for accusations that he took credit for other people's work. Provided by Wikipedia
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12by Brian C Martinson, David Nelson, Emily Hagel-Campbell, David Mohr, Martin P Charns, Ann Bangerter, Carol R Thrush, Joseph R Ghilardi, Hanna Bloomfield, Richard Owen, James A WellsGet full text
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14by Fabiellen Cristina Pereira, Fabiellen Cristina Pereira, Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Laura Ann Boyle, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Shaun Richard Owen Williams, Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo, Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo, Daniel Enriquez-HidalgoGet full text
Published 2021-01-01
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