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)