Life of Richard Owen - With Scientific Portions Revised By C. Davies Sherborn an Essay on

A two-volume biography from 1894 of the brilliant anatomist who founded the Natural History Museum, but opposed Darwin's evolutionary theory.

List of contents

Preface; 1. 1804-24. Parentage; 2. 1824-33. Edinburgh University; 3. 1833-6. Eton in 1833; 4. 1837-8. Hunterian Professor and Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the College of Surgeons, 1837; 5. 1839-40. Foundation of the Microscopical Society; 6. 1841-2. Hunterian Lectures; 7. 1843-4. Further evidence of the existence of the 'Dinoris'; 8. Owen's opinion of the 'Vestiges of Creation'; 9. 1846-7. Owen's proposal of a national collection of fossil and recent comparative anatomy; 10. 1848-9. 'The Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton', 1848; 11. 1850-1. The Megatherium; 12. 1852-3. Delight in country life.

Summary

Richard Owen (1804–92) was a brilliant comparative anatomist who founded the Natural History Museum and coined the term 'dinosaur'. He was also a fierce critic of Darwin's theory of evolution. Published in 1894, this two-volume biography includes an essay by Thomas Huxley on Owen's contributions to anatomical science.

Product details

• Authors: Richard S. Owen, Owen Richard S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108037747
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03774-7
• No. of pages: 434
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology; The Life of Richard Owen 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Science, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine