William Henry Flower
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1831 – 1899
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Who was William Henry Flower?
Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRCS FRS was an English comparative anatomist and surgeon. Flower 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.
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- Born
- Nov 30, 1831
Stratford-upon-Avon - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University College London
- Lived in
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Died
- Jul 1, 1899
London
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on July 23, 2013
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