Richard Owen
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Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, anatomist and paleontologist.
Biography
By 1868, Owen was working at the Lambeth Asylum in London. During this period, he met the scientist Charles Darwin, whom he accused of abusing science, and the writer Charles Dickens who shared the same disgust to Owen as Darwin. He was involved in the distribution of Starrick's Soothing Syrup drug in the hospital.
Much later, Darwin argued with Owen and told him to admit his involvement in the drug production. The infuriated Owen left in his carriage. However, the Assassin Jacob Frye hijacked the carriage to gather information from him. Owen remained stubborn and would not say a word so the Assassin resulted in damaging the carriage to intimidate the man.
Eventually, Owen forfeited and told Jacob that the producer of the syrup was Dr. John Elliotson, a fellow doctor in the asylum.
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