William Henry Flower

Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRCS FRS (30 November 1831 – 1 Juli 1899) adalah seorang anatomis perbandingan dan pembedah Inggris. Flower menjadi otoritas utama pada mamalia, dan khususnya pada otak primata. Ia mendukung Thomas Henry Huxley dalam sebuah kontroversi berpengaruh dengan Richard Owen tentang otak manusia, dan kemudian menggantikan Owen sebagai direktur Museum Sejarah Alam.

Sir William Henry Flower
Lahir	(1831-11-30)30 November 1831 Stratford-upon-Avon
Meninggal	1 Juli 1899(1899-07-01) (umur 67) London
Kebangsaan	Britania
Almamater	University College London
Penghargaan	Royal Medal (1882)
Karier ilmiah
Bidang	Pembedahan, Zoologi
Institusi	Angkatan Darat Britania Royal College of Surgeons Museum Sejarah Alam
Terinspirasi	Thomas Henry Huxley

Keluarga

Flower dan istrinya memiliki tujuh anak, termasuk zoologis Stanley Smyth Flower.

Karya

• Diagrams of the nerves of the human body. London 1861.
• Observations of the posterior lobes of the cerebrum of the Quadrumana, with a description of the brain of a Galago. Proc Roy Soc 1860-62 xi, 376-81, 508; Phil Trans 1862 185-201.
• Notes on the anatomy of Lithecia Monachus (Geoff.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London December 9, 1862 1-8
• On the brain of the Javan Loris (Stenops javenicus). Read 1862, publ. Zool Soc Trans 1866 103-111.
• On the brain of the Siamang (Hylobatis syndactylis). Nat Hist Rev 1863 279-257.
• Notes on the skeletons of whales in the principal museums of Holland and Belgium, with descriptions of two species apparently new to science. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London November 8, 1864 384-420.
• An introduction to the osteology of the Mammalia. London 1870; 2nd ed 1876; 3rd ed with Hans Gadow 1883.
• On the brain of the red Howling Monkey (Mycetes seniculus). Zool Soc Proc 1864 335-338.
• Fashion in deformity. 1885.
• The Horse: a study in natural history. 1890.
• Introduction to the study of Mammals, living and extinct with Richard Lydekker. London 1891.
• Essays on Museums and other subjects. London 1898. [includes appreciations of Huxley and Owen]

Bacaan tambahan

• Cornish, Charles J. (1904). Sir William Henry Flower KCB: A Personal Memoir. London: Macmillan. 
• Lydekker, Richard (1906). Sir William Flower. Dent, London & Dutton, N.Y. 

Pranala luar

• An introduction to the osteology of the mammalia (1885)
• Flower, William Henry - Biodiversity Heritage Library