Julian Huxley (1887–1975)
Author of The Science of Life
About the Author
Sir Julian Huxley, elder brother of novelist Aldous Huxley, was born in London, the eldest son of Leonard Huxley, biographer and historian; "the nephew of Mrs. Humphrey Ward"; the grand nephew of Matthew Arnold; and the grandson of the great scientist Thomas Henry Huxley. Julian Huxley began show more gathering honors while at Balliol College, and Oxford University, where he lectured on zoology for two years (1910--1912). One of the leading popularizers of science, he was a gifted master of lucid prose and wrote innumerable articles and books, many on science for the layperson on subjects ranging from "the evolutionary conception of God to the politics of ants." Huxley is credited with coining the term ethology to indicate the science of animal behavior. He advocated a scientific humanism as a substitute for the mysticism of the past. Huxley was interested in politics, as well as science, serving as the first director-general of UNESCO (1946--48). In January 1960, Huxley received the New York University Medal following his lecture entitled "Evolution in Our Time." "My final belief is life," was his stated philosophy. . show less
Series
Works by Julian Huxley
The Science of Life, Volume Three 9 copies
TVA: Adventure in Planning 6 copies
Bird-watching and bird behaviour 6 copies
The Tissue-culture King 4 copies
The Illustrated Libraries of Human Knowledge, Creative Man Library / Societies, Volume IV (1968) 3 copies
The Stream of Life, The Forum Series 3 copies
'Race' in Europe 3 copies
When Hostilities Cease: Papers on Relief and Reconstruction Prepared for the Fabian Society 3 copies
Ages of Discovery Man in His World Library Volume 5 (The Illustrated Libraries of Human Knowledge, Volume 5) (1968) 2 copies
The Illustrated Libraries of Human Knowledge Life Man in His World Library / Volume 1 (1968) 2 copies
Verre werelden 2 copies
Science & Religion: A Symposium 2 copies
Livets utvikling 2 copies
The Beauty of butterflies 2 copies
religon and philosophy 2 copies
Language and Communication — Editor — 1 copy
Aldous Huxley zum Gedächtnis — Composer — 1 copy
The Illustrated Libraries of Human Knowledge Volume III Creative Man Library - Search For Truth (Volume III) (1968) 1 copy
Rätsel der Natur 1 copy
The Science of Life Part 31 1 copy
Fishes, insects and reptiles 1 copy
Rass im europa 1 copy
Veliki atlas zivotinja 1 copy
Religión sin revelación 1 copy
La ciencia de la vida 1 copy
Het geheim van het leven 1 copy
Religon Without Revelation 1 copy
Religion sans révélation 1 copy
The Beauty of Butterflies 1 copy
Los problemas raciales 1 copy
Associated Works
Apes, Angels, & Victorians: The Story of Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution (1955) — Introduction, some editions — 429 copies
Illusions and Delusions of the Supernatural and the Occult (1959) — Foreword, some editions — 52 copies
A Book that Shook the World: Anniversary Essays on Charles Darwin's Origin of Species (1958) — Contributor — 13 copies
In the field with Teilhard de Chardin — Foreword — 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Huxley, Julian
- Legal name
- Huxley, Sir Julian Sorell
- Other names
- Huxley, Sir Julian
- Birthdate
- 1887-06-22
- Date of death
- 1975-02-14
- Burial location
- Watts Cemetery, Compton, Surrey, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Surrey, England, UK - Education
- Balliol College, Oxford University (BA|1909)
Eton College - Occupations
- evolutionary biologist
- Relationships
- Huxley, Juliette (spouse)
Huxley, Leonard (father)
Ward, Mrs. Humphry (aunt)
Huxley, Matthew (nephew)
Ward, Thomas Humphry (uncle)
Arnold, Thomas (great-grandfather) (show all 12)
Arnold, Matthew (great-uncle)
Huxley, Thomas Henry (grandfather)
Huxley, Anthony (son)
Huxley, Francis (son)
Huxley, Aldous (brother)
Singer, Dorothea Waley (colleague) - Organizations
- UNESCO Director-General
Zoological Society of London, Secretary
Royal Army Service Corps (WWI) - Awards and honors
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1938)
Darwin Medal (1956)
Darwin-Wallace Medal (1958)
Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (1953)
Knight Bachelor (1958)
Lasker Award (1958) (show all 7)
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (1937)
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Statistics
- Works
- 145
- Also by
- 25
- Members
- 1,736
- Popularity
- #14,816
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 86
- Languages
- 5