A huxley


[huhks-lee] /ˈhʌks li/
noun
aldous (leonard)
[awl-duh s] /ˈɔl dəs/ (show ipa), 1894–1963, english novelist, essayist, and critic.
sir andrew fielding, 1918–2012, english physiologist: n-bel prize in medicine 1963 (half brother of aldous and sir julian sorell).
sir julian sorell
[sor-uh l] /ˈsɒr əl/ (show ipa), 1887–1975, english biologist and writer (brother of aldous).
thomas henry, 1825–95, english biologist and writer (grandfather of aldous and sir julian sorell huxley).
huxley
/ˈhʌkslɪ/
noun
aldous (leonard) (ˈɔːldəs). 1894–1963, british novelist and essayist, noted particularly for his novel brave new world (1932), depicting a scientifically controlled civilization of human robots
his half-brother, sir andrew fielding, 1917–2012, english biologist: noted for his research into nerve cells and the mechanism by which nerve impulses are transmitted; n-bel prize for physiology or medicine shared with alan hodgkin and john eccles 1963; president of the royal society (1980–85)
brother of aldous, sir julian (sorrel). 1887–1975, english biologist; first director-general of unesco (1946–48). his works include essays of a biologist (1923) and evolution: the modern synthesis (1942)
their grandfather, thomas henry. 1825–95, english biologist, the leading british exponent of darwin’s theory of evolution; his works include man’s place in nature (1863) and evolution and ethics (1893)

huxley hux·ley (hŭks’lē), andrew fielding. born 1917.

british physiologist. he shared a 1963 n-bel prize for research on nerve cells.

huxley , thomas henry. 1825-1895.

british biologist who championed darwin’s theory of evolution. his works include evidence as to man’s place in nature (1863) and science and culture (1881).

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