Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) was an
Huxley closed his eyes for a while
English biologist. Once, he was in Dublin in When he opened his eyes, the carriage was
Ireland to give a series of lecturers. Soon after going in the opposite direction, in which he had
these lectures, Huxley had another lecture on planned to go. He asked the driver, "Do you
his agenda in a nearby town. In a hurry, Huxley know where you are going?" Without even
jumped into a horse-driven carriage, and told turning back the driver replied, "No, Sir, but the
the driver to speed up, as he was already late. carriage is going at its maximum speed."
Huxley thought the hotel manager, who arranged for the carriage had given directions to
the driver. The driver thought Huxley wanted to go in the same route in which he was driving
When asked to speed up, he did not check further.
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Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS HonFRSE FLS (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.[2]
The Right Honourable
Thomas Henry Huxley
FRS FLS
T.H.Huxley(Woodburytype).jpg
Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier)
Born
4 May 1825
Ealing, London, Middlesex, England
Died
29 June 1895 (aged 70)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Nationality
English
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Education
Sydenham College, London[1]
Charing Cross Hospital
Known for
Evolution, science education, agnosticism
Awards
Royal Medal (1852)
Wollaston Medal (1876)
Clarke Medal (1880)
Copley Medal (1888)
Linnean Medal (1890)
Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1893)
Scientific career
Fields
Zoology; comparative anatomy
Institutions
Royal Navy, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal School of Mines, Royal Institution University of London
Academic advisors
Thomas Wharton Jones
Notable students
Michael Foster
H. G. Wells
Influences
Edward Forbes
Charles Darwin
Influenced
Henry Fairfield Osborn
H. G. Wells
E. Ray Lankester
William Henry Flower
Aldous Huxley
Julian Huxley
Hubert Harrison
The stories regarding Huxley's famous debate in 1860 with Samuel Wilberforce were a key moment in the wider acceptance of evolution and in his own career, although historians think that the surviving story of the debate is a later fabrication.[3] Huxley had been planning to leave Oxford on the previous day, but, after an encounter with Robert Chambers, the author of Vestiges, he changed his mind and decided to join the debate. Wilberforce was coached by Richard Owen, against whom Huxley also debated about whether humans were closely related to apes.
Huxley was slow to accept some of Darwin's ideas, such as gradualism, and was undecided about natural selection, but despite this he was wholehearted in his public support of Darwin. Instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain, he fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition.
Originally coining the term in 1869, Huxley elaborated on "agnosticism" in 1889 to frame the nature of claims in terms of what is knowable and what is not. Huxley states
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Explanation:
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS HonFRSE FLS (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.[2]
The Right Honourable
Thomas Henry Huxley
FRS FLS
T.H.Huxley(Woodburytype).jpg
Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier)
Born
4 May 1825
Ealing, London, Middlesex, England
Died
29 June 1895 (aged 70)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Nationality
English
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Education
Sydenham College, London[1]
Charing Cross Hospital
Known for
Evolution, science education, agnosticism
Awards
Royal Medal (1852)
Wollaston Medal (1876)
Clarke Medal (1880)
Copley Medal (1888)
Linnean Medal (1890)
Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1893)
Scientific career
Fields
Zoology; comparative anatomy
Institutions
Royal Navy, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal School of Mines, Royal Institution University of London
Academic advisors
Thomas Wharton Jones
Notable students
Michael Foster
H. G. Wells
Influences
Edward Forbes
Charles Darwin
Influenced
Henry Fairfield Osborn
H. G. Wells
E. Ray Lankester
William Henry Flower
Aldous Huxley
Julian Huxley
Hubert Harrison
The stories regarding Huxley's famous debate in 1860 with Samuel Wilberforce were a key moment in the wider acceptance of evolution and in his own career, although historians think that the surviving story of the debate is a later fabrication.[3] Huxley had been planning to leave Oxford on the previous day, but, after an encounter with Robert Chambers, the author of Vestiges, he changed his mind and decided to join the debate. Wilberforce was coached by Richard Owen, against whom Huxley also debated about whether humans were closely related to apes.
Huxley was slow to accept some of Darwin's ideas, such as gradualism, and was undecided about natural selection, but despite this he was wholehearted in his public support of Darwin. Instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain, he fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition.
Originally coining the term in 1869, Huxley elaborated on "agnosticism" in 1889 to frame the nature of claims in terms of what is knowable and what is not. Huxley states
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