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Thomas 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 Charles Darwin 's theory of evolution .
Mar 14, 2024 · Thomas Henry Huxley (born May 4, 1825, Ealing, Middlesex, England—died June 29, 1895, Eastbourne, Sussex) was an English biologist, educator, and advocate of agnosticism (he coined the word). Huxley’s vigorous public support of Charles Darwin ’s evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname “Darwin’s bulldog,” while his ...
Nov 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.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Thomas Henry Huxley . T. 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.
May 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.
n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. c.1860: English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley © Huxley was a pioneering biologist and educator, best known for his strong support for Charles Darwin's...
Letter 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.
