Sir William Henry Flower | |
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| Born | 30 November 1831 Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| Died | 1 July 1899 (aged 67) Kensington, London, England |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1882) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | British Army Royal College of Surgeons Natural History Museum |
Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRS FRCS FRAI (30 November 1831 – 1 July 1899) was an English surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. He supported Thomas Henry Huxley in an important controversy with Richard Owen about the human brain and eventually succeeded Owen as Director of the Natural History Museum in London.