Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the latest scientific knowledge, created a sensation at the time.
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Edward ForbesAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonIan PlimerAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Lawrence LambeAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
John JolyAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Peter Mark RogetAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Thomas KirkAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonAbout this person
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the latest scientific knowledge, created a sensation at the time. Hawkins was also a noted lecturer on zoological topics.
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Artists
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Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1807 to 1894 · aged 86
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