Huxley biography
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Thomas Henry Huxley
English biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
"Thomas Huxley" redirects here. For the Lieutenant-Colonel, see Thomas Huxley (British Army officer).
The Right Honourable Thomas Henry Huxley FRS FLS HonFRSE | |
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Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier) | |
| Born | (1825-05-04)4 May 1825 Ealing, London, England |
| Died | 29 June 1895(1895-06-29) (aged 70) Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
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| Known for | Evolution, science education, agnosticism |
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| Fields | Zoology; comparative anatomy |
| Institutions | Royal Navy, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal School of Mines, Royal InstitutionUniversity of London |
| Academic advisors | Thomas Wharton Jones |
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Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's t
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Biography by Ally Findley
Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, England on July 26, 1894. His father was Leonard Huxley, a teacher and editor of Cornhill Magazine, and his mother was Julia Arnold, who founded Prior’s Field School (and was the niece of famous poet and författare av essäer Matthew Arnold). His grandfather was the famous Victorian biologist, T.H. Huxley, which could konto for much of Huxley’s early interest in science and his initial interest in becoming a doctor.
In his youth, Huxley was educated at Eton College, and later at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. During this time, Huxley distinguished himself in the sciences and the arts. However, in 1911, an eye disease he contracted left him partially blind. Because of his eyesight, he could no longer pursue his original plan of practicing medicin, so he devoted han själv instead to his literary pursuits. His brother Julian wrote, “I believe his blindness was a blessing in disguise. For one thing, it
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Aldous Huxley
(1894-1963)
Who Was Aldous Huxley?
After a serious illness left him partially blind as a youth, Aldous Huxley abandoned his dreams of becoming a scientist to pursue a literary career. In 1916 he graduated with honors from Balliol College at Oxford University and published a collection of poems. Five years later he published his debut novel Crome Yellow, which brought him his first taste of success. He followed with several more equally successful satirical novels before publishing the work for which he is best known, Brave New World. A dark vision of the future, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Huxley moved to the United States in 1937 and for the rest of his life maintained a prolific output of novels, nonfiction, screenplays and essays.
Early Life
Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, England, on July 26, 1894. The fourth child in a family with a deep intellectual history, his grandfather was the noted biologist and