Facts about Richard Owen

Occup.Scientist
FromEngland
BornJuly 20, 1804
DiedDecember 18, 1892
Aged88 years

Summary

Richard Owen was a famous Scientist from England, who lived between July 20, 1804 and December 18, 1892. He/she became 88 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 10 quotes who is written / told by Richard.

Related authors: Thomas Huxley (Scientist)

10 Famous quotes by Richard Owen

Small: The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical
"The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical"
Small: The powers, aspirations, and mission of man are such as to raise the study of his origin and nature, in
"The powers, aspirations, and mission of man are such as to raise the study of his origin and nature, inevitably and by the very necessity of the case, from the mere physiological to the psychological stage of scientific operations"
Small: That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we
"That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species"
Small: Mr. Darwin contributes some striking and ingenious instances of the way in which the principle partiall
"Mr. Darwin contributes some striking and ingenious instances of the way in which the principle partially affects the chain, or rather network of life, even to the total obliteration of certain meshes"
Small: But, as we have before been led to remark, most of Mr. Darwins statements elude, by their vagueness and
"But, as we have before been led to remark, most of Mr. Darwin's statements elude, by their vagueness and incompleteness, the test of Natural History facts"
Small: No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin
"No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin"
Small: Every step in the progress of this study has tended to obliterate the technical barriers by which logic
"Every step in the progress of this study has tended to obliterate the technical barriers by which logicians have sought to separate the inquiries relating to the several parts of man's nature"
Small: Mr. Darwin refers to the multitude of the individual of every species, which, from one cause or another
"Mr. Darwin refers to the multitude of the individual of every species, which, from one cause or another, perish either before, or soon after attaining maturity"
Small: Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the impo
"Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another"
Small: Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observation
"Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observations and critical judgment of the reports of others led him to admit"