You have been acquitted by a Limerick jury, and you may now leave the dock without any other stain upon your character.
Richard Owen Quotes
Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another.
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| Birth: | 20th July, 1804 |
| Death: | 18th December, 1892 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Biologist, Paleontologist |
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Sir Richard Owen, FRS KCB was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. Owen is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
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