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Richard Owen

    July 20, 1804 – December 18, 1892

    Richard Owen was an English biologist, comparative anatomist, and paleontologist, best remembered for coining the term Dinosauria. While agreeing that evolution occurred, Owen challenged Darwin's theory of natural selection, proposing a more complex evolutionary process. His work anticipated modern evolutionary developmental biology, and he was instrumental in establishing the Natural History Museum in London, forever changing the purpose of museums. Owen's legacy lies in his scientific discoveries and his influence on public institutions.

    Lectures On the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals: Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons, in 1843
    Answering the Ultimate Question
    Palæontology: or, a Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their Geological Relations
    Report on the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton
    Productivity
    On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History