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Professor Joe Cain

UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology
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1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) in Battersea Park
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) in Battersea Park
Path leading to 1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) in Battersea Park
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park, detail of plinth
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park
Plaque on Plinth of 1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) repeating original libel about University College (UCL)
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park
1985 Brown Dog Statue (by Nicola Hicks) with plinth in Battersea Park
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