Huxley
Encyclopedia
People
- The British Huxley familyHuxley familyThe Huxley family is a British family of which several members have excelled in scientific, medical, artistic, and literary fields. The family also includes members who occupied senior public positions in the service of the United Kingdom....
:- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist, supporter of Charles Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
- Leonard Huxley (writer)Leonard Huxley (writer)Leonard Huxley was an English schoolteacher, writer and editor.- Family :His father was the zoologist Thomas Henry Huxley, 'Darwin's bulldog'. Leonard was educated at University College School, London, St. Andrews University, and Balliol College, Oxford. He first married Julia Arnold, daughter of...
(1860-1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry - Aldous HuxleyAldous HuxleyAldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
(1894-1963), British writer, son of Leonard - Sir Julian HuxleyJulian HuxleySir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS was an English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century evolutionary synthesis...
(1887-1975), British biologist and author, son of Leonard - Sir Andrew HuxleyAndrew HuxleySir Andrew Fielding Huxley, OM, FRS is an English physiologist and biophysicist, who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his experimental and mathematical work with Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin on the basis of nerve action potentials, the electrical impulses that enable the activity...
(b. 1917), British physiologist and biophysicist, son of Leonard - Elspeth HuxleyElspeth HuxleyElspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE was a polymath, writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government advisor. She wrote 30 books; but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard which were based on her experiences growing up...
(1907-1997), British writer, daughter-in-law of Leonard - Sir Leonard Huxley (physicist)Leonard Huxley (physicist)Sir Leonard George Holden Huxley KBE was an Australian physicist.Huxley was born in London, the eldest son of George Hamborough and Lilian Huxley. He was a second-cousin once removed of Thomas Huxley...
(1902–1988), Australian physicist, second cousin once-removed of Thomas Huxley
Others with the surname Huxley
- David HuxleyDavid HuxleyDavid Huxley is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Australian ice hockey player - Julian Huxley (rugby union)
- Hugh HuxleyHugh HuxleyHugh Esmor Huxley FRS is a British biologist. He is professor of biology at Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States....
(b. 1924), British biologist, and Professor of Biology at Brandeis University - Martin HuxleyMartin HuxleyMartin Neil Huxley is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.He was awarded a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1970, the year after his supervisor Harold Davenport had died...
, British mathematician
Geography
- Huxley, AlbertaHuxley, AlbertaHuxley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary, Alberta.- References :...
, Canada - Huxley, CheshireHuxley, CheshireHuxley is a small rural village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 220. It is home to Huxley Primary School.-External links:...
, a civil parish in Cheshire, England - Huxley, IowaHuxley, IowaHuxley is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,316 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'.-Geography:...
, USA - Huxley, TexasHuxley, TexasHuxley is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Huxley is located at ....
, USA - Huxley RiverHuxley RiverThe Huxley River is in the South Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Hopkins River which in turn feeds into Lake Ohau.-External links:* - Mackenzie Basin tramping tracks...
, New Zealand - Mount Huxley (disambiguation)
Other uses
- Huxley (lunar crater)Huxley (lunar crater)Huxley is a tiny lunar impact crater located in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus. To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU. The crater Wallace lies due west....
- Huxley (video game)Huxley (video game)Huxley is a multiplayer first-person shooter computer game with persistent player characters published by Webzen Games Inc.. It is being developed for Microsoft Windows. A Xbox 360 port was planned, but it has been put on an indeterminate hold...
, an MMOFPS by Webzen Games Inc. - Huxley PigHuxley PigHuxley Pig was a stop-motion animated children's television series from 1989 and 1990.Based on the picture books by Rodney Peppe, the series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV .-General Theme:...
, an animated television series - Huxley, the third generation of 3D printers from the RepRap ProjectRepRap ProjectThe RepRap project is an initiative to develop a 3D printer that can print most of its own components...
See also
- Huxley StakesHuxley StakesThe Huxley Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 75 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....
, a horse race run at Chester, England