Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Artist

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807 – 27 January 1894) 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.

Personal facts

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Birth dateFebruary 08, 1807
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathFebruary 27, 1894

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Artist

Award
Royal Society of Arts
Geological Society of London
Linnean Society of London
Field of work
Sculpture
Natural history
Influenced by
William Behnes

Topical connections

Gregory S. PaulScientist
Charles R. KnightArtist
Alan DurstArtist
Charles Thomas ThomasArchitect
Alfred Merle NormanScientist
Alwyn Williams Politician
Albert Ernest KitsonScientist

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y3vIAAAACAAJ
  2. http://www.ansp.org/research/library/archives/0800-0899/hawkins803
  3. http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/28/selznick_serlin.php
  4. http://www.copyrightexpired.com/hawkins/nyc/Benjamin_Waterhouse_Hawkins.html
  5. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/divine-intervention-dinosaurs-and-darwins-descent