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Richard Owen

1804 - 1892

Born

20 July 1804

A house at the corner of Brock and Thurnham Streets, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died

18 December 1892

Richmond Park, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
18/12/1834
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
30
Occupation
Comparative anatomist and palaeontologist
Relationships
Parents: Richard Owen (1754–1809), merchant in the West Indies trade, and Catherine Longworth, née Parrin (d. 1838), daughter of Robert Parrin, church organist in Lancaster. Spouse: Caroline Clift, only daughter of William Clift FRS (1823)

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