Huxley

Huxley

Huxley may refer to one of:

* The Huxley family, descended from Normans who settled in England after the Battle of Hastings. The first record of the family, as Holdensia, appears in the records of Richard I. The name 'Huxley' first appears in records in 1260. The ancient family seat was Huxley, Cheshire. Famous members of the Huxley family include:
**Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist, supporter of Charles Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
***Leonard Huxley (writer) (1860-1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry
****Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British writer, son of Leonard
****Julian Huxley (1887-1975), British biologist and author, son of Leonard
****Andrew Huxley (b. 1917), British physiologist and biophysicist, son of Leonard
****Elspeth Huxley (1907-1997), British writer, daughter-in-law of Leonard
**Leonard Huxley (physicist), Australian physicist, second cousin once-removed of Thomas Huxley

Places

*Huxley, Alberta, Canada
*Huxley, Cheshire, England
*Huxley, Iowa, USA
*Huxley, Texas, USA
*Mount Huxley, several mountains
*"Huxley" (video game), an MMOFPS by Webzen Games Inc.
*"Huxley Pig", an animated television series


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  • HUXLEY (A.) — HUXLEY ALDOUS (1894 1963) L’abondance de l’œuvre poèmes, essais et romans , la force de la personnalité et l’originalité de l’itinéraire intellectuel assurent une place de choix à Aldous Huxley dans le panthéon des écrivains britanniques. Il a… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Huxley — Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley, Julian Sorell Huxley, Thomas Henry * * * (as used in expressions) Huxley, Aldous (Leonard) Huxley, Sir Julian (Sorell) Huxley, T(homas) H(enry) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • HUXLEY (T. H.) — HUXLEY THOMAS HENRY (1825 1895) Zoologiste anglais qui s’est, en outre, profondément intéressé aux problèmes de l’enseignement. Autodidacte depuis l’âge de huit ans, Thomas Huxley réussit néanmoins à étudier la médecine au Charing Cross Hospital… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Huxley —   [ hʌksli],    1) Aldous Leonard, englischer Schriftsteller, * Godalming 26. 7. 1894, ✝ Hollywood (Calif.) 22. 11. 1963, Bruder von 2) und 3), Enkel von 4); Studium in Oxford (1913 15), danach erste Gedichtsammlung (»The burning wheel«, 1916).… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Huxley — Huxley, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 2316 Housing Units (2000): 964 Land area (2000): 1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Huxley, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 2316 Housing Units (2000): 964 Land area (2000): 1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Huxley, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 298 Housing Units (2000): 230 Land area (2000): 2.003294 sq. miles (5.188508 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.039426 sq. miles (0.102112 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.042720 sq. miles (5.290620 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Huxley — (spr. höcksli), Thomas Henry, Naturforscher. geb. 4. Mai 1825 in Ealing bei London, gest. 29. Juni 1895 in Eastbourne, studierte Medizin in London, begleitete 1846–50 den Kapitän Owen Stanley auf einer Expedition nach Australien und erhielt 1855… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Huxley — (spr. höxlĕ), Thomas Henry, engl. Naturforscher, geb. 4. Mai 1825 in Ealing bei London, 1846 50 Schiffsarzt einer Expedition nach dem Stillen Ozean, 1854 Prof. an der Bergschule in London, 1863 69 Prof. der vergleichenden Anatomie am College of… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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