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Huxley was one of many intellectuals at the time who believed that the lowest class in society was genetically inferior. [citation needed] In this passage, from 1941, he investigates a hypothetical scenario where Social Darwinism, capitalism, nationalism and the class society is taken for granted:
Jun 18, 2024 · Sir Julian Huxley (born June 22, 1887, London—died Feb. 14, 1975, London) was an English biologist, philosopher, educator, and author who greatly influenced the modern development of embryology, systematics, and studies of behavior and evolution. Julian, a grandson of the prominent biologist T.H. Huxley, a brother of novelist Aldous Huxley ...
Sep 22, 2022 · As a precocious four-year-old in 1892, Julian Huxley was puzzled by a cartoon depicting his grandfather, renowned anatomist Thomas Henry Huxley, examining a bottle of liquid containing a naked...
Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) (June 22, 1887 – February 14, 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, author, humanist, and internationalist, known for his popularizations of science in books and lectures.
After serving as Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for Unesco in 1946, Julian Huxley was elected Director- General of the Organization at its first General Conference held in Paris in 1946. Photo right shows Julian Huxley and his wife Juliette at a Unesco function in Paris in the same year.
Nov 7, 2022 · Julian Huxley, grandson of naturalist Thomas Henry Huxley, was instrumental in developing the modern evolutionary synthesis in the 1940s. Credit: PAP/Alamy
Born in 1887 to the biographer Leonard Huxley and the humanist educationalist Julia Huxley, the young Julian acquired his keen interest in the natural world from his grandfather, the leading biologist and advocate of Darwin’s theory of evolution T.H. Huxley. His passion for biological studies grew, and in 1906 he took up a place to study ...
Nov 21, 2022 · Julian and Thomas Henry Huxley defended Darwinism from skeptics. Manvir Singh reviews Alison Bashford’s “The Huxleys: An Intimate History of Evolution.”
Nov 1, 2012 · The life and ideas of Julian Sorrell Huxley (1887-1975) represent not only considerable contributions to evolutionary theory but also to eugenic thought and social planning. Huxley’s career history was complex and disjointed making him an international and very much a public figure.
Jun 17, 2022 · Interview with Julian Huxley, biologist, eugenicist, and first director-general of UNESCO. Huxley discusses his education, scientific theories, and life work.
