About Gareth Owen
Lived 1922 – 2002 (aged 79). Gareth Owen was a zoologist.
Gareth Owen, (4 October 1922 – 4 May 2002) was a Welsh zoologist and academic. He was Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1979 to 1989 and additionally Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1985 to 1987. He had served as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War, and then lectured in zoology at the University of Glasgow and Queen's University Belfast.
Personal life In 1953, Owen married Beti Jones. Together they had three children: one son and two daughters. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by Queen's University Belfast in 1982, and a Doctor of Laws (LLD) by the University of Wales in 1989.
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1922-2002 zoologist
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Gareth Owen was born on 4 October 1922.
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Gareth Owen died on 4 May 2002.
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Gareth Owen was a zoologist.
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