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Richard Owen — Age & Birthday

Born: 20 July 1804 · Died: 18 December 1892 · Age at death: 88

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Richard Owen died aged 88. He was born on 20 July 1804 and died on 18 December 1892.

Naturalist who coined the word dinosaur in the nineteenth century

Did you know?He was a driving force behind the creation of London's Natural History Museum to house the nation's vast specimen collections.

Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.

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Age at death: 88
Years since death: 133

Born: July 20, 1804 · Lancaster, United Kingdom
Died: December 18, 1892
Nationality: British
Known for: Science, Literature

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