Thomas Henry Huxley
(1825-1895), Biologist and science educationistSitter in 48 portraits
Biologist and comparative anatomist, a key figure in Victorian scientific life. A vigorous supporter of Darwin's theory of evolution, particularly during the famous 1860 Oxford debate with Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford. He was the youngest biologist to receive the Royal Medal of the Royal Society at the age of twenty-six. He became its President in 1883-5. He served on many Royal Commissions on education and public health, and worked tirelessly to improve scientific education in Britain.
by Marian Collier (née Huxley)
pencil
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by Marian Collier (née Huxley)
pencil
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by (Edward) Onslow Ford
plaster cast of bust, circa 1880s
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by Theodore Blake Wirgman
pencil, 1882
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by John Collier
oil on canvas, 1883
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by W. & D. Downey
carbon print, 1890 or before
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by Maull & Polyblank, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1857
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; Thomas Henry Huxley
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
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by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
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by George Charles Wallich, published by John Van Voorst
albumen print on card mount, published 1870
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by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
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by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
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by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
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by José Maria Mora
albumen cabinet card, 1876
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published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
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by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1880
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Related People
- Sir Laurence Collier (grandson)
- Marian Collier (née Huxley) (daughter)
- Peter Pendleton Eckersley (grandson)
- Thomas Lydwell Eckersley (grandson)
- Aldous Huxley (grandson)
- Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley (grandson)
- Sir Julian Huxley (grandson)
- Leonard Huxley (son)
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john Andrewartha
24 February 2019, 16:54
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), Biologist and science educationist
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