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Who was the current curator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons when Owen worked there?

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  • Joseph Lister

  • William Clift

  • Edward Smith

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William Clift was the current curator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons when Owen worked there. Clift was a well-respected anatomist and surgeon, and he was instrumental in developing the museum into one of the most important collections of its kind in the world. Owen worked as an assistant to Clift, and he learned a great deal from him about anatomy and museum curation.
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