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At a public meeting on 21st January 1893, King 

 Edward (then Prince of Wales) spoke of Owen as follows : 



The name of Sir Richard Owen must always go down to posterity 

 as that of a great man one who was eminent in the sciences of 

 anatomy, zoology, and paleontology. . . . His geniality, his charm of 

 manner to all those who knew him, will, I am sure, have left a deep 

 and lasting impression. . . . His method of teaching was earnest and 

 clear in every respect, and it even gained a certain force from the 

 hesitation in his manner. 



A marble statue has been erected to the memory of 

 Owen, and it adorns the hall of the Natural History 

 Museum. 



Sir Richard Owen rests from his labours, " and with 

 his own right hand he carved his path from obscurity 

 to a scientific throne. He stands among the sceptred 

 immortals." 



