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Owen, Richard (1804 - 1892)

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Naturalist and Anatomist
Born: 20 July 1804  England.  Died: 18 November 1892.
(Sir) Richard Owen was the first Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Royal College of Surgeons, London 1836-56. He did pioneer work on parthenogenesis and opposed Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Created: 20 October 1993
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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