Surname: Huxley Forename(s): Thomas Henry b. 4 May 1825. d. 29 June 1895. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Biologist, columnist, science illustrator, poet, and professor. His career as a biologist
took him around Africa and Australia to study sea creatures such as different types
of jellyfish and sea nettles. Strong supporter of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species. Married Henrietta (Nettie) Anne Heathorn on 21 July 1855. Elected to the Royal Society
in 1851 where he served as the biological secretary (1872-1881) and president from
(1883-1885). President of the Geological Society (1869-1871), the Ethnological Society
from (1868-1871), the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1870,
and the Marine Biological Association (1884-1890). Lord Rector of University of Aberdeen
(1872-1874). Appointed the Dean of the Normal School of Science in 1881. Biographical
information: ODNB. (CC)