William Henry Flower
1831
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1899
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University College London, UCL Medical School
occupation: military physician, zoologist, scientific illustrator, comparative anatomist, surgeon, mammalogist, evolutionary biologist
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Order of the Bath, Royal medal, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
position held: museum director
influenced by: Thomas Henry Huxley
Sir William Henry Flower (30 November 1831 – 1 July 1899) was an English surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. He supported Thomas Henry Huxley in an important controversy with Richard Owen about the human brain and eventually succeeded Owen as Director of the Natural History Museum in London. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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