Thomas Henry Huxley - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Henry Huxley PC FRS HonFRSE FLS (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 …
Thomas Henry Huxley | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, educator, and advocate of agnosticism (he coined the word). Huxley was a vocal supporter of Charles Darwin’s evolutionary naturalism, and his organizational efforts, public lectures, and writing helped elevate the place of science in modern society.
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) | Embryo Project Encyclopedia
WEBNov 26, 2013 · In nineteenth century Great Britain, Thomas Henry Huxley proposed connections between the development of organisms and their evolutionary histories, critiqued previously held concepts of homology, and promoted Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Many called him Darwin’s Bulldog.
History - Historic Figures: Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 - BBC
WEBc.1860: English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley © Huxley was a pioneering biologist and educator, best known for his strong support for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
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WEBMay 23, 2018 · The English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) is most famous as "Darwin's bulldog," that is, as the man who led the fight for the acceptance of Darwin's theory of evolution. On May 4, 1825, T. H. Huxley was born at Ealing, the seventh child of George and Rachel Withers Huxley.
Man's Place in Nature - Wikipedia
WEBEvidence as to Man's Place in Nature is an 1863 book by Thomas Henry Huxley, in which he gives evidence for the evolution of humans and apes from a common ancestor. It was the first book devoted to the topic of human evolution, and discussed much of the anatomical and other evidence.
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WEBLetter of T. H. Huxley to Charles Darwin, November 23, 1859, regarding the Origin of Species. Thomas Henry Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and did more than anyone else to advance its acceptance among scientists and the public alike.
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WEBBritish Anatomist, Paleontologist and Zoologist. T. H. Huxley was a major figure behind the propagation of Darwin's theory of evolution and a noted advocate of science education. Huxley contributed to the growing study of the classification of organisms by …
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WEBT. H. Huxley, (born May 4, 1825, Ealing, Middlesex, Eng.—died June 29, 1895, Eastbourne, Sussex), British biologist. The son of a schoolmaster, he earned a medical degree.
Huxley, Thomas Henry (1825–1895) | Encyclopedia.com
WEBThomas Henry Huxley, the biologist and the most versatile man of science of nineteenth-century England, was born at Ealing, near London. Like many eminent Victorians, Huxley was self-educated. While still an adolescent he read extensively in history and philosophy, learned several foreign languages, and began a medical apprenticeship.
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