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| Owen, Richard. Hon. LL.D. 1859. Rede Lecturer, 1859. [S. of Richard, of Fulmer Place, Bucks., and the West Indies. B. July 20, 1804. School, Lancaster Grammar; studied at Edinburgh University and St Bartholomew's Hospital.] M.R.C.S. 1826; Hon. F.R.C.S. 1843. Lecturer on Comparative Anatomy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1829. Assistant Conservator of the Hunterian Museum, 1827; Joint Conservator, 1842; Conservator until 1856. F.R.S. 1834; Royal medal, 1846; Copley medal, 1851. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1852. First Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, 1836-56. Superintendent of the natural history collections of the British Museum, 1856-83. C.B. 1873; K.C.B. 1884. Married, 1835, Caroline Clift, dau. of William Clift, Conservator of the Hunterian Museum. Founded the Zoological Magazine, 1833. Author, Odontography; The Anatomy of Invertebrates, etc. Resided at Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, presented to him by Queen Victoria in 1852. Died Dec. 18, 1892; buried in Ham churchyard. (Al. Oxon.; Boase, II. 1290; Medical Directories; D.N.B.) | Richard OWEN Approx. lifespan: 1804–1902 Hon.LLD 1859 Rede Lecturer: 1859 s. of Richard OWEN of Fulmer Place, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire , , and the West Indies , b. 1804:07:20 Sch: Lancaster Grammar School Lancaster, [Lancashire], ; studied at Sch: Edinburgh University Edinburgh, [Scotland], and St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's, [London], MRCS 1826 Hon. FRCS 1843 Lecturer on Comparative Anatomy at St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's, [London], 1829 Assistant: Conservator of Hunterian Museum 1827 Joint Conservator: 1842 Conservator: until1856 FRS 1834 Royal Medal: 1846 Copley Medal: 1851 Hon.DCL OX, [Oxfordshire], 1852 First Hunterian Professor of: Comparative Anatomy and Physiology 1836-56 Superintendent of: : natural history collections of the British Museum London , 1856-83 C.B. 1873 K.C.B. 1884 m. 1835,Caroline Clift dau. of William CLIFT Conservator of Hunterian Museum Founded the Zoological Magazine 1833. Publ.: Odontography; The Anatomy of Invertebrates etc. At Sheen Lodge, [+ci]Sheen[-ci] Richmond Park, Richmond, [Surrey], , presented to him by Queen Victoria in1852 d. ; 1892:12:18 buried in Ham churchyard [Surrey], ( Al. Oxon.; Boase, II. 1290; Medical Directories; D.N.B. ) [add:]Print of drawing by J.B. Wirgman??: Supplement to The Graphic, 8 Sept. 1883[:add] [add:]CAS: E.117[:add] |