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| Relationship | Name | Date - Period |
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| Son | Leonard Huxley | 1860-1933 |
| Grandson | Aldous Huxley | 1894-1963 |
| Grandson | Sir Julian Sorrell Huxley | 1887-1975 |
| Grandson | Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley | 1917- |
| Where | Why | When |
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Charing Cross Hospital | Student of Medicine | |
South Seas aboard HMS Rattlesnake | Assistant Surgeon during the surveying expedition | 1846-1850 |
Royal School of Mines (later the Normal School of Science) | Professor of Natural History | 1854-1885 |
| Oxford, British Association | Meeting at which Leonard Huxley had a famous exchange of ideas with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce | 1860 |
| Title | Genre | Date - Edition |
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| Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature | 1863 | |
| Lay Sermons | 1870 | |
| Science and Culture | 1881 | |
| Evolution and Ethics | 1893 | |
| Science and Education | Posthumously 1899 |
Biographical Details and Notes
Foremost scientific supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
During the meeting of The British Association at Oxford in 1860, Leonard had a celebrated exchange of ideas with the Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, when Leonard declared that he would rather be descended from an ape than a bishop.
Member of The London Schools Board.
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