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Noun: Owen
  1. English comparative anatomist and palaeontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
    - Sir Richard Owen
     
  2. Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
    - Robert Owen

Derived forms: Owens

Type of: comparative anatomist, crusader, fossilist, industrialist, meliorist, palaeontologist [Brit, Cdn], paleontologist [N. Amer], reformer, reformist, social reformer

Encyclopedia: Owen, John Owen, Priscilla Owen, Indiana Owen Owen, Germany Owen, Robert Owen, WI Owen, Wi Owen, Wisconsin Owen, Saint Nicholas Owen, Sir Richard Owen, South Australia

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