Huxley
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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 1260. The ancient family seat was Huxley, Cheshire. Famous members of the Huxley family include:
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist, supporter of Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
- Leonard Huxley (1860-1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry
- Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963), British writer, son of Leonard
- Sir Julian Sorell Huxley (1887-1975), British biologist and author, son of Leonard
- Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley (b. 1917), British physiologist and biophysicist, son of Leonard
- Elspeth Huxley (1907-1997), British writer, daughter-in-law of Leonard.
- Leonard Huxley (1860-1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry
- Sir Leonard Huxley Australian physicist
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist, supporter of Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
Other people and things named Huxley:
- Aldous Huxley, English writer, novelist, essayist, and philosopher
- Huxley, Iowa, USA
- Huxley, Alberta, Canada
- Huxley, Cheshire, England
- Mount Huxley, several mountains
- Huxley, an MMOFPS by Webzen Games Inc..
- Huxley College, a fictitious college in the Marx Brothers movie, Horse Feathers
- Huxley Pig
- Huxley, Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation
- Julian Huxley, Australian rugby player
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