C Kenneth Waters, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, USA
Published online: September 2005
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003584
(1887–1975) British biologist and science popularizer who influenced the development of evolutionary theory, championed the idea that science should benefit society and served as first director‐general of UNESCO.
Keywords: evolution; science education; development; eugenics; evolutionary humanism
Further Reading
Huxley Julian S (1932) Problems of Relative Growth. London: Methuen.
Huxley Julian S (1934) Elements of Experimental Embryology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Huxley Julian S (1941) The Uniqueness of Man. London: Chatto & Windus; American title, Man Stands Alone, New York and London: Harper.
Huxley Julian S (1942) Evolution, The Modern Synthesis. London: Allen & Unwin.
Wells HG, Huxley JS and Wells GP (1931) The Science of Life, London: Amalgamated Press; Garden City, NY: Doubleday (originally published in three volumes 1929–1930).
Waters C Kenneth and Albert Van Helden (eds) (1992) Julian Huxley: Biologist and Statesman of Science. Houston, TX: Rice University Press.
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