Richard Owen
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Sir Richard Owen KCB (Lancaster, July 20, 1804–December 18, 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.
Owen is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria (meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. He was the driving force behind the establishment, in 1881, of the British Museum (Natural History) in London.
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