Leonard Huxley
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Leonard Huxley — may refer to a writer or a physicist (note they are second cousins):* Leonard Huxley (1860 1933) British writer and editor and member of the famous Huxley family. * Leonard Huxley (1902 1988) Australian physicist, and also a peripheral member of… … Wikipedia
Leonard Huxley (writer) — Leonard Huxley (December 11, 1860 May 2 1933) was a British schoolteacher, writer and editor. Biography Family His father was the zoologist Thomas Henry Huxley, Darwin s bulldog . Leonard was educated at University College School, London, St.… … Wikipedia
Leonard Huxley (physicist) — Sir Leonard George Holden Huxley KBE (May 29, 1902 ndash; 4 September 1988) was an Australian physicist.Huxley was born in London, the eldest son of George Hamborough and Lilian Huxley. He was a second cousin once removed of Thomas Huxley. His… … Wikipedia
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… … Wikipedia
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 (Familie) — Huxley ist eine englische Familie, die mehrere bemerkenswerte Mitglieder hervorgebracht hat, darunter den Biologen und Philosophen Thomas Henry Huxley, bedeutender Verfechter Charles Darwins und dessen Evolutionstheorie, sowie den Schriftsteller… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
Aldous Leonard Huxley — noun English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894 1963) • Syn: ↑Huxley, ↑Aldous Huxley • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
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 family — The Huxley family is a British family of which several members have excelled in scientific, medical, artistic, and literary fields. The family also includes members who occupied senior public positions in the service of the United Kingdom. The… … Wikipedia
