Octavius Freire Owen FSA (13 March 1816 – 16 April 1873[1]) was an English scholastic Aristotelian philosopher, translator, and clergyman, rector of Burstow, Surrey; and domestic chaplain to the Duke of Portland.
[1] He wrote the Schools of Ancient Philosophy and is best known for his English annotations to Aristotle's Categories, and his un-annotated translation of the other four tractates of the Organon which were published by Bohn in 1853 and 1877.
[1] He edited Gay's Fables, published by Routledge in 1854, followed by An Analysis of the Fifth Book of Hookers Ecclesiastical Polity.
[1] In addition to his work as a scholastic aristotelianism and philosopher, Owen was the domestic chaplain to the Duke of Portland.
[2] He married English author and poet Emily Owen (born 6 February 1822, fourth daughter of William Montague J.P.) on 21 September 1843.