Charles Darwin And Richard Owen
Wars occur everyday, whether it be pushing and shoving or shooting and bombing. During the 1800's, a
different war of conflict took place. This so-called war between circled on the
topic of evolution. As much as it would liked to have this essay based upon a physical war between these two
opposing figures, it is not the case. This war involved the use of text written by Darwin and meanwhile having
Owen misinterpreting it and trying at his very best, falsifying it.
Prior to describing events that took place during the 1800's, it would be best to briefly account for the
characteristics of Owen and Darwin. Richard Owen was born in 1804, and was considered lazy and impudent by
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in the cataloging of a collection
containing thirteen thousand specimens (known as the Hunterian Collection (Rupke 17)). It was probably this that
lead Owen interest in the field of anatomy, which eventually lead him into becoming a naturalist. By 1836, he
published anatomical work on the Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus (Rupke 119). Within a year, he was giving
lectures to the public on the the Hunterian Collection. These lectures were often attended by important and
royalty figures of Victorian England. Charles Darwin was also one of the many that attended Owen's lectures.
His death in 1892 was treasured with a bronze statue of him placed in the main hall of the Natural History Museum
in South Kensington.
Darwin was born in 1809, he was considered as a man of having a lot of patience and humility. Unlike Owen, he
grew up in a wealthy family with an above average status. His father was an English country doctor, but it was
Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus ...
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and The Descent
of Man.
Darwin's theory of evolution was the primary reason that had caused the fade out of Owen's name, or as one
could call it, the 'now forgotten natuarlist' (Rupke 3). Obviously, Owen, being furious of his diminishing
reputation, had to somehow turn this around. Owen attacked back by various strategies including : misquoting
Darwin's publications, setting up traps such that Darwin's theories would become inaccurate, etc. Owen's anger
toward Darwin's publication of the Origin of Species, can be seen in his following expression :
The great value of Darwin's series of works, summarizing all the evidences of embryology,
palaeontology, and physiology ...
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