Huxley, Thomas Henry

Janet Browne, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002442

1825–1895 English biologist and leading man of science who played a prominent role in promoting Darwinism.

Keywords: biology; evolution; palaeontology; science education; travel

 Further Reading
    book Desmond A (1997) Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
    book Huxley TH (1863) Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature. London: Macmillan.
    book Huxley TH (1870) Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews. London: Macmillan.
    book Huxley TH (1893) Evolution and Ethics (The Romanes Lecture). London: Macmillan.
    book Huxley TH (1893) Collected Essays, 9 vols. London: Macmillan.
    book Huxley L (1900) Life and Letters of T.H. Huxley, 2 vols. London: Macmillan.

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Browne, Janet(Apr 2001) Huxley, Thomas Henry. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002442]