Quote by: Richard Owen

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.


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  • NameRichard Owen
  • DescriptionEnglish biologist
  • AliasesOwen
  • BornJuly 20, 1804
  • DiedDecember 18, 1892
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionCurator; Biologist; Paleontologist; Zoologist
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The Bath; Wollaston Medal; Royal Medal; Copley Medal; Clarke Medal