William Benjamin Carpenter CB FRS was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist, and physiologist. He was instrumental in the early stages of the unified University of London. Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1813, Exeter, United Kingdom
Died: November 19, 1885 (age 72 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Louisa Powell (m. 1840)
Awards: Royal Medal (1861) and Lyell Medal (1883)
Children: Joseph Estlin Carpenter and Philip Herbert Carpenter
Parents: Lant Carpenter and Anna Carpenter