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Julian Huxley

(1887–1975) Evolutionary Biologist United Kingdom

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Julian Huxley was an evolutionary biologist from the United Kingdom.

Quick Facts About Julian Huxley

Born
June 22, 1887
Died
February 14, 1975
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Evolutionary Biologist
Notable works
The science of life: a summary of contemporary knowledge about life and its possibilities
Spouse
Juliette Huxley

About Julian Huxley

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley 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. He was secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1935–1942), the first director of UNESCO, a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund, the president of the British Eugenics Society (1959–1962), and the first president of the British Humanist Association.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Humanist of the Year Darwin Medal Kalinga Prize Knight Bachelor Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Darwin–Wallace Medal Newdigate Prize Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
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Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Godman-Salvin Medal

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