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| − | '''Richard Owen''' (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English [[biologist]] and among the first [[paleontology|paleontologists]]. He best known for coining the word [[dinosaur]], meaning "terrible lizard" in Latin. | + | '''Richard Owen''' (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English [[biologist]] and among the first [[paleontology|paleontologists]]. He best known for coining the word [[dinosaur]], meaning "terrible lizard" in Latin. Despite some speculation that he also was a [[creationist]], he proposed that man evolved from fish in "The Nature of Limbs" in 1849. Having said that, he was more spiritually inclined than [[Charles Darwin]] and heavily criticized some of his ideas. |
[[Thomas Huxley]] (known as "Darwin's Bulldog") embarked on a vicious smear campaign against Owen in an attempt to discredit him. | [[Thomas Huxley]] (known as "Darwin's Bulldog") embarked on a vicious smear campaign against Owen in an attempt to discredit him. | ||
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[[Category:Paleontology]] | [[Category:Paleontology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:58, June 29, 2016
Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist and among the first paleontologists. He best known for coining the word dinosaur, meaning "terrible lizard" in Latin. Despite some speculation that he also was a creationist, he proposed that man evolved from fish in "The Nature of Limbs" in 1849. Having said that, he was more spiritually inclined than Charles Darwin and heavily criticized some of his ideas.
Thomas Huxley (known as "Darwin's Bulldog") embarked on a vicious smear campaign against Owen in an attempt to discredit him.