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Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry HuxleyBorn: 24-May-1825
Birthplace: Ealing, London, England
Died: 29-Jun-1895
Location of death: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Cause of death: Illness

Gender: Male
Religion: Agnostic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Debated Wilberforce over evolution

Military service: Royal Navy (surgeon on HMS Rattlesnake, 1846-54)

Father: George Huxley (mathematics teacher, d. 1855)
Mother: Rachel Withers (d. 1852)
Sister: Eliza Huxley
Sister: Ellen Huxley (d. 1857)
Brother: George Huxley (d. 1864)
Brother: James Huxley (b. 1821, d. 1907)
Brother: William Huxley (b. 1819, d. 1855)
Wife: Henrietta Heathorn (m. 1855)
Son: Noel Huxley (b. 1856, d. 1860)
Daughter: Jessie Huxley (b. 1856, d. 1927)
Daughter: Mariam Huxley (b. 1859, d. 1889)
Son: Leonard Huxley (father of Aldous, Andrew, and Julian Huxley, b. 1860, d. 1933)
Daughter: Rachel Huxley (b. 1862, d. 1934)
Daughter: Nettie Huxley (b. 1863)
Son: Henry Huxley (b. 1865, d. 1946)
Daughter: Ethel Huxley (b. 1866, d. 1941)

    Medical School: MB, University of London (1845)
    Teacher: School of Mines, London, England (1853)
    Professor: University of London (1856)
    Professor: University of Edinburgh (1875-76)
    Administrator: Governor, Eton College (1879-88)

    British Museum Trustee (1888-95)
    Athenaeum Club (London)
    Royal College of Surgeons 1862
    Royal Geographical Society 1856
    Royal Society 1851
    Nature
    Royal Medal 1852
    Wollaston Medal 1876
    Copley Medal 1888
    Linnean Medal 1890
    Darwin Medal 1894


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