Owen, Richard 1804-1892
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| Works: | 1,116 works in 2,347 publications in 3 languages and 15,153 library holdings |
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| Roles: | Author, Editor, Former owner, Annotator, Author of introduction, Inscriber, Correspondent |
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Most widely held works about
Richard Owen
- Richard Owen : biology without Darwin by Nicolaas A Rupke( )
- Terrible lizard : the first dinosaur hunters and the birth of a new science by Deborah Cadbury( Book )
- Richard Owen : Victorian naturalist by Nicolaas A Rupke( Book )
- The life of Richard Owen by Richard Owen( Book )
- Owen's ape & Darwin's bulldog : beyond Darwinism and creationism by Christopher Ernest Cosans( Book )
- Moa : the dramatic story of the discovery of a giant bird by Richard Wolfe( Book )
- The monsters emerge( Visual )
- Richard Owen commemoration : three studies by Jacob W Gruber( Book )
- The dinosaur hunters : a story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the prehistoric world by Deborah Cadbury( Book )
- The life of Richard Owen by his grandson. With the scientific portions revised by C. Davies Sherborn, and an essay on Owen's position in anatomical science by T. H. Huxley by Richard Owen( Book )
- Discovering dinosaurs by Valerie Wilding( Book )
- Portraits of the sixties by Justin McCarthy( )
- The dinosaur hunters : a true story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the prehistoric world by Deborah Cadbury( Book )
- The coward science; our answer to Prof. Owen by CHARLES ADAMS( Book )
- Dinosaurier Reise zu den Urzeitriesen by Maja Nielsen( Book )
- The monster emerges( Visual )
- Conservators of the Hunterian Museum by Jessie Dobson( Book )
- Hunter and the stag : a reply to Professor Owen from the scientific point of view by Charles Adams( Book )
- Sir Richard Owen: his life and works by C. W. G Rohrer( Book )
- Longevity : or Professor Owen and the speaker's commentary by W. F Hobson( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Richard Owen
On the nature of limbs : a discourse by
Richard Owen(
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13 editions published between 1849 and 2014 in English and held by 1,521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology-"the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too will Owen's contributions fuel the new interest in homology, organic form, and evolutionary developmental biology. His theory of the archetype and his views on species origins were first offered to the general public in On the Nature of Limbs, published in 1849. It reemerges here in a facsimile edition with introductory essays by prominent historians, philosophers, and practitioners from the modern evo-devo community
13 editions published between 1849 and 2014 in English and held by 1,521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology-"the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too will Owen's contributions fuel the new interest in homology, organic form, and evolutionary developmental biology. His theory of the archetype and his views on species origins were first offered to the general public in On the Nature of Limbs, published in 1849. It reemerges here in a facsimile edition with introductory essays by prominent historians, philosophers, and practitioners from the modern evo-devo community
Palaeontology : or A systematic summary of extinct animals and their geological relations by
Richard Owen(
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52 editions published between 1846 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Owen (1804–1892) was a contemporary of Darwin, and like him, attended the University of Edinburgh medical school but left without completing his training. His career as an outstanding palaeontologist began when he was cataloguing the Hunterian Collection of human and animal anatomical specimens which had passed to the Royal College of Surgeons in London. His public lectures on anatomy were attended by Darwin, and he was entrusted with the classification and description of the fossil vertebrates sent back by Darwin from the Beagle voyage. He was responsible for coining many of the terms now used in anatomy and evolutionary biology, including the word 'dinosaur'. Palaeontology (published in 1860) defines, describes and classifies all the fossil animal forms then known, and discusses the origin of species, commenting on the theories of Buffon, Lamarck, the then anonymous author of Vestiges of Creation, Wallace and Darwin
52 editions published between 1846 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Owen (1804–1892) was a contemporary of Darwin, and like him, attended the University of Edinburgh medical school but left without completing his training. His career as an outstanding palaeontologist began when he was cataloguing the Hunterian Collection of human and animal anatomical specimens which had passed to the Royal College of Surgeons in London. His public lectures on anatomy were attended by Darwin, and he was entrusted with the classification and description of the fossil vertebrates sent back by Darwin from the Beagle voyage. He was responsible for coining many of the terms now used in anatomy and evolutionary biology, including the word 'dinosaur'. Palaeontology (published in 1860) defines, describes and classifies all the fossil animal forms then known, and discusses the origin of species, commenting on the theories of Buffon, Lamarck, the then anonymous author of Vestiges of Creation, Wallace and Darwin
On the anatomy of vertebrates by
Richard Owen(
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16 editions published between 1866 and 1984 in English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work is based entirely on personal observations
16 editions published between 1866 and 1984 in English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work is based entirely on personal observations
A journey to Ashango-Land : and further penetration into equatorial Africa by
Paul B Du Chaillu(
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16 editions published between 1867 and 1874 in English and French and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1867 and 1874 in English and French and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A history of British fossil mammals, and birds by
Richard Owen(
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32 editions published between 1846 and 2011 in English and held by 343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Owen (1804–92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. During his medical studies in Edinburgh and London, he grew interested in anatomical research and, after qualifying as a surgeon, became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then superintendent of natural history in the British Museum. He became an authority on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, coining the term 'dinosaur' and founding the Natural History Museum. He was also a critic of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and engaged in a long and bitter argument with Thomas Huxley, known as 'Darwin's bulldog' for his belligerent support of the theory. Published in 1846, this is Owen's comparative anatomical analysis of the fossils of British birds and mammals. It compares living species with extinct ones, and explains the characteristics that help identification, using 237 woodcut illustrations to show the traits of different species
32 editions published between 1846 and 2011 in English and held by 343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Owen (1804–92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. During his medical studies in Edinburgh and London, he grew interested in anatomical research and, after qualifying as a surgeon, became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then superintendent of natural history in the British Museum. He became an authority on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, coining the term 'dinosaur' and founding the Natural History Museum. He was also a critic of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and engaged in a long and bitter argument with Thomas Huxley, known as 'Darwin's bulldog' for his belligerent support of the theory. Published in 1846, this is Owen's comparative anatomical analysis of the fossils of British birds and mammals. It compares living species with extinct ones, and explains the characteristics that help identification, using 237 woodcut illustrations to show the traits of different species
The last of the Arctic voyages : being a narrative of the expedition in H.M.S. Assistance under the command of Captian Sir
Edward Belcher, C.B., in search of Sir John Franklin during the years 1852-53-54 by
Edward Belcher(
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21 editions published between 1855 and 1966 in English and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799-1877), who eventually took the decision to abandon four ships in the pack-ice. He recounts his unsuccessful adventure, defending his actions against critics
21 editions published between 1855 and 1966 in English and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799-1877), who eventually took the decision to abandon four ships in the pack-ice. He recounts his unsuccessful adventure, defending his actions against critics
On the classification and geographical distribution of the Mammalia, being a lecture on Sir Robert Reade's foundation, delivered
before the University of Cambridge ... May 10, 1859. To which is added an appendix "On the gorilla," and "On the extinction
and transmutation of species." by
Richard Owen(
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38 editions published between 1859 and 2015 in English and held by 257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English anatomist and biologist Richard Owen (1804-92), who in 1842 coined the word 'dinosaur', published this book in 1859, the year of On the Origin of Species. He reviews ancient and recent studies of mammals in Western science before going on to present his own updated categorisation of the class. Owen's eye for detail and range of scholarship are evident in this work, which is an extensive catalogue of mammals based on biological, geographical and anatomical characteristics. It incorporates, among other things, detailed classifications and sub-classifications of genus based on dental structures, food habits and cerebra. Owen's prose is lucid and precise and his investigations scrupulous, demonstrating the commitment that led him to become one of the foremost anatomists of his time. An appendix reveals Owen's views on the hotly debated theories of transmutation and extinction proposed by scientists such as Lamarck, Lyell and Darwin
38 editions published between 1859 and 2015 in English and held by 257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English anatomist and biologist Richard Owen (1804-92), who in 1842 coined the word 'dinosaur', published this book in 1859, the year of On the Origin of Species. He reviews ancient and recent studies of mammals in Western science before going on to present his own updated categorisation of the class. Owen's eye for detail and range of scholarship are evident in this work, which is an extensive catalogue of mammals based on biological, geographical and anatomical characteristics. It incorporates, among other things, detailed classifications and sub-classifications of genus based on dental structures, food habits and cerebra. Owen's prose is lucid and precise and his investigations scrupulous, demonstrating the commitment that led him to become one of the foremost anatomists of his time. An appendix reveals Owen's views on the hotly debated theories of transmutation and extinction proposed by scientists such as Lamarck, Lyell and Darwin
Essays and observations on natural history, anatomy, physiology, psychology, and geology by
John Hunter(
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21 editions published between 1861 and 1988 in English and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1861 and 1988 in English and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Hunterian lectures in comparative anatomy, May and June 1837 by
Richard Owen(
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10 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), comparative anatomist, colleague and later antagonist of Darwin, and head of the British Museum of Natural History, was a major figure in Victorian science. Yet historians of science have found Owen a difficult subject, in part because he chose not to expound his views in a major theoretical work but rather presented them through annual lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1837 to 1856. Nevertheless, Owen's views on the nature of life, the relations of form and function, the meaning of fossils, and the development of species gave his contemporaries such as Lyell, Grant, Huxley, Whewell, and Darwin a set of positions with which they could agree or disagree while developing their own views. Now, for the first time, modern readers how access to the opening series of Owen's Hunterian Lectures, in which he set out the larger framework of the theoretical reflections that occupied him during the next nineteen years. Presented to the public in the two months before Darwin began his first notebook on the species question, these lectures reveal the nature of the synthesis of French, German, and British biology taking place in metropolitan London in this crucial period in nineteenth-century life science. Phillip Reid Sloan has transcribed and edited the seven surviving lectures and has written an introduction and commentary situating the work in the context of Owen's life and the scientific and intellectual life of the time. Sloan pays particular attention to Owen's early relations to the German scientific and philosophical tradition, and in this respect contributes to an understanding of the relations between science and British Romanticism. In the lectures, Owen surveys the history of comparative anatomy up to his time and develops his views on the nature of life, species duration, physiological function, and the relation between embryology and classification. One can see the degree to which transcendental anatomy and the views of Von Baer, Johannes Müller, E. G. St.-Hilaire, and Cuvier were current in London in the late 1830s. -- from back cover
10 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), comparative anatomist, colleague and later antagonist of Darwin, and head of the British Museum of Natural History, was a major figure in Victorian science. Yet historians of science have found Owen a difficult subject, in part because he chose not to expound his views in a major theoretical work but rather presented them through annual lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1837 to 1856. Nevertheless, Owen's views on the nature of life, the relations of form and function, the meaning of fossils, and the development of species gave his contemporaries such as Lyell, Grant, Huxley, Whewell, and Darwin a set of positions with which they could agree or disagree while developing their own views. Now, for the first time, modern readers how access to the opening series of Owen's Hunterian Lectures, in which he set out the larger framework of the theoretical reflections that occupied him during the next nineteen years. Presented to the public in the two months before Darwin began his first notebook on the species question, these lectures reveal the nature of the synthesis of French, German, and British biology taking place in metropolitan London in this crucial period in nineteenth-century life science. Phillip Reid Sloan has transcribed and edited the seven surviving lectures and has written an introduction and commentary situating the work in the context of Owen's life and the scientific and intellectual life of the time. Sloan pays particular attention to Owen's early relations to the German scientific and philosophical tradition, and in this respect contributes to an understanding of the relations between science and British Romanticism. In the lectures, Owen surveys the history of comparative anatomy up to his time and develops his views on the nature of life, species duration, physiological function, and the relation between embryology and classification. One can see the degree to which transcendental anatomy and the views of Von Baer, Johannes Müller, E. G. St.-Hilaire, and Cuvier were current in London in the late 1830s. -- from back cover
Odontography; or, A treatise on the comparative anatomy of the teeth; their physiological relations, mode of development,
and microscopic structure, in the vertebrate animals by
Richard Owen(
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33 editions published in 1840 in English and Undetermined and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comparative investigation of the morophology of mammalian teeth, leading to the author's interest in paleontology
33 editions published in 1840 in English and Undetermined and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comparative investigation of the morophology of mammalian teeth, leading to the author's interest in paleontology
The principal forms of the skeleton and of the teeth by
Richard Owen(
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24 editions published between 1854 and 2010 in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1854 and 2010 in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals, delivered at the Royal college of surgeons,
in 1843 by
Richard Owen(
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20 editions published between 1843 and 1971 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1843 and 1971 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with observations on the osteology, natural
affinities, and probable habits of the megatherioid quadrupeds in general by
Richard Owen(
Book
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13 editions published between 1842 and 1985 in English and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1842 and 1985 in English and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A history of British fossil reptiles by
Richard Owen(
Book
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19 editions published between 1849 and 1971 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1849 and 1971 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton by
Richard Owen(
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18 editions published between 1848 and 2013 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1848 and 2013 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals by
Richard Owen(
Book
)
15 editions published between 1843 and 1855 in English and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1843 and 1855 in English and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 by
Charles Darwin(
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14 editions published between 1838 and 1994 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1838 and 1994 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle : during the years 1832-1836 by
Charles Darwin(
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13 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edited and overseen by Charles Darwin, this five-part book contains expert descriptions of the collections Darwin made during his famous voyage on board the Beagle. The work includes numerous wildlife illustrations. This volume covers reptiles collected during the 1832-1836 voyage
13 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edited and overseen by Charles Darwin, this five-part book contains expert descriptions of the collections Darwin made during his famous voyage on board the Beagle. The work includes numerous wildlife illustrations. This volume covers reptiles collected during the 1832-1836 voyage
The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage : compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and
naturalists of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom,
under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey ... in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28 by
John Richardson(
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3 editions published in 1839 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1839 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Observations on certain parts of the animal oeconomy : inclusive of several papers from the Philosophical transactions, etc. by
John Hunter(
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12 editions published between 1837 and 1841 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Some observations of Hunter about the secondary sexual characteristics in birds, the air sac in birds, the structure of the placenta along with the original description of the olfactory nerves are included in this book
12 editions published between 1837 and 1841 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Some observations of Hunter about the secondary sexual characteristics in birds, the air sac in birds, the structure of the placenta along with the original description of the olfactory nerves are included in this book
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Related Identities
- Rupke, Nicolaas A. Author
- Bell, Thomas 1792-1880 Other
- Mantell, Gideon Algernon 1790-1852
- Cadbury, Deborah Author
- Hunter, John 1728-1793 Author
- Richardson, John Sir 1787-1865 Author
- Belcher, Edward Sir 1799-1877 Author
- Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825-1895
- Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 Author Editor
- Reeve, Lovell 1814-1865
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