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Richard Owen

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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1919–2008

Edmund Hillary

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1822–1884

Gregor Mendel

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1864–1931

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

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1929–2007

Jean Baudrillard

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1918–2013

Nelson Mandela

Anti-apartheid revolutionary who spent 27 years in prison and became South Africa's first Black president.

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1961–1997

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family known for her humanitarian work and global popularity.

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b. 1946

George W. Bush

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