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Huxley (surname) Huxley is an English surname, originally given to people from Huxley, Cheshire. Notable people with the surname include: *The British Huxley family: **Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist, supporter of Charles Darwin and invento ...
* The British
Huxley family The Huxley family is a British family; several of its members have excelled in science, medicine, arts and literature. The family also includes members who occupied senior positions in the public service of the United Kingdom. The patriarch of t ...
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Thomas Henry Huxley Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The storie ...
(1825–1895), British biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" *
Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley ...
(1894–1963), British writer, author of ''Brave New World'', grandson of Thomas Huxley *
Julian Huxley Sir Julian Sorell Huxley (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century modern synthesis. ...
(1887–1975), British biologist, brother of Aldous Huxley *
Andrew Huxley Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley (22 November 191730 May 2012) was an English physiologist and biophysicist. He was born into the prominent Huxley family. After leaving Westminster School in central London, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge on ...
(1917–2012), British biologist, brother of Aldous Huxley *
Anthony Huxley Anthony Julian Huxley (2 December 1920 – 26 December 1992) was a British botanist. He edited '' Amateur Gardening'' from 1967 to 1971, and was vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1991. He was the son of Julian Huxley. He was ...
(1920–1992), British botanist, son of Julian Huxley *
Francis Huxley Francis Huxley (28 August 1923 – 29 October 2016) was a British botanist, anthropologist and author. He is a son of Julian Huxley. His brother was Anthony Julian Huxley. His uncle was Aldous Huxley. He was one of the founders of Survival Intern ...
(1923–2016), British botanist, anthropologist and author, son of Julian Huxley


Geography

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Huxley, Alberta Huxley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary. The first school was built in 1907 and named Ashcroft for John Courtland Ash, the first rancher in the area, predating the ...
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Huxley, Cheshire Huxley is a small rural village and former civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts ...
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Huxley, Iowa Huxley is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,244 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. ...
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Huxley, Texas Huxley is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 385 at the 2010 census. Geography Huxley is located at (31.761773, –93.887578). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 s ...
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Huxley River The Huxley River is in the South Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Hopkins River which in turn feeds into Lake Ōhau. History The first Pākeha to explore the valley was Julius Von Haast. The valley was named after the biologist Thom ...
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Mount Huxley (disambiguation) Mount Huxley is a name shared by a number of places: * Mount Huxley (Alaska), a mountain peak in the Saint Elias Mountains * Mount Huxley (Antarctica), a mountain in Antarctica * Mount Huxley (California), a mountain in California *Mount Huxley (Ta ...


Education

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Huxley College of the Environment The College of the Environment at Western Washington University is one of the oldest environmental colleges in the US. Departments and programs The college has two departments, Environmental Science and Environmental Studies, and offers a var ...
, a college of Western Washington University


Other

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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. It was named after British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was ...
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Huxley (Martian crater) Huxley may refer to: People * Huxley (surname) * The British Huxley family * Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" * Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British writer, author of ''Brave New World'', grandson ...
* ''Huxley'' (video game), an MMOFPS by Webzen Games Inc. * ''
Huxley Pig ''Huxley Pig'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television series based on a series of picture books authored by Rodney Peppé. The series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV, with narration by Martin Jarvis. 26 episodes air ...
'', an animated television series * Huxley, the third generation of 3D printers from the
RepRap Project The RepRap project started in England in 2005 as a University of Bath initiative to develop a low-cost 3D printer that can print most of its own components, but it is now made up of hundreds of collaborators worldwide. RepRap is short for rep''lic ...
* Huxley, the main antagonist in ''
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' is a 1999 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Gary Halvorson in his feature film debut. This was the second film to be based on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', after '' ...
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See also

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Huxley Stakes The Huxley Stakes is a Group races, Group 2 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and ...
, a horse race run at Chester, England {{disambiguation, geo