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Which English scientist coined the term “dinosaur”, founded the Natural History Museum, and discovered the gorilla?

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Which English scientist coined the term “dinosaur”, founded the Natural History Museum, and discovered the gorilla?

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Richard Owen (1804 – 1892) Sources: Oxford English Dictionary and Hutchinson’s Encyclopaedia. [Sep 11 04 4:44 PM] TabbyTom writes: I dont suppose Owen was the first person ever to see a gorilla, but he was the one who first defined and described the genus in scientific terms.