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Sir William Henry Flower
(30 Nov 1831 - 1 Jul 1899)
English zoologist who was director of Natural History Departments of the British Museum of Natural History (1884-98). Flower's innovations in museum displays greatly improved their educational value to the public. Flower was a convinced Darwinian, and a sound research worker in zoology.
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Science Quotes by Sir William Henry Flower (1 quote)
[There is an] immense advantage to be gained by ample space and appropriate surroundings in aiding the formation of a just idea of the beauty and interest of each specimen... Nothing detracts so much from the enjoyment ... from a visit to a museum as the overcrowding of the specimens exhibited.
— Sir William Henry Flower
Essays on Museums (1898), 33.
Quotes by others about Sir William Henry Flower (1)
[William Henry] Flower [the Anglican] too praised evolution as a cleansing solvent, dissolving the dross which had “encrusted” Christianity “in the days of ignorance and superstition.”
Huxley: From Devil's Disciple To Evolution's High Priest (1997), 305.
See also:
- 30 Nov - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Flower's birth.
- Essays on Museums and Other Subjects Connected with Natural History, by William Henry Flower (reprint). - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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