The Life of Richard Owen - With the Scientific Portions Revised by C. Davies Sherborn and an Essay on Owen's Position in Anatomical Science by the Right Hon. T. H. Huxley, F.R.S. (Paperback)

Richard Owen, F.R.S. (1804-92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. Originally from Lancaster, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and at London's St Bartholomew's Hospital. He grew interested in anatomical research and, after qualifying as a surgeon, became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then superintendent of natural history in the British Museum. He became an authority on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, coining the term 'dinosaur' and founding the Natural History Museum. He was also a fierce critic of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and engaged in a long and bitter argument with Thomas Huxley, known as 'Darwin's bulldog' for his belligerent support of the theory. Published in 1894, this two-volume biography draws on Owen's diaries and a wealth of correspondence. Volume 1 covers Owen's life up to 1854, just before his appointment to the British Museum.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology, Volume 1
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Richard S. Owen
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	434
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03774-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-108-03774-7
Barcode:	9781108037747

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