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Sir Julian Huxley

(1887-1975), Biologist and writer

Sitter in 58 portraits
Zoologist, philosopher and public servant; Huxley, brother of the novelist Aldous Huxley, was a pioneer in the scientific field-study of animal behaviour, a key contributor to the understanding of evolution, an early advocate of conservation and an influential popularizer of science. His critically acclaimed book Evolution: the Modern Synthesis was published in 1942. He went on to become the first Director-General of UNESCO (1946) and a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund.

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Sir Julian Huxley, by Robin Craig Guthrie - NPG 6509

Sir Julian Huxley

by Robin Craig Guthrie
pen and ink and crayon, 1930s?
NPG 6509

Sir Julian Huxley, by Rupert Shephard - NPG 5041

Sir Julian Huxley

by Rupert Shephard
chalk, 1960
NPG 5041

Group of visitors at Garsington, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141211

Group of visitors at Garsington

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1921
NPG Ax141211

Sir Julian Huxley, by Lafayette - NPG x37039

Sir Julian Huxley

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 1 December 1926
NPG x37039

Sir Julian Huxley, by Lafayette - NPG x37040

Sir Julian Huxley

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 1 December 1926
NPG x37040

The Huxley family, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax143212

The Huxley family

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1929
NPG Ax143212

Sir Julian Huxley, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81164

Sir Julian Huxley

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 3 November 1931
NPG x81164

Sir Julian Huxley, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81165

Sir Julian Huxley

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 3 November 1931
NPG x81165

Sir Julian Huxley, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81166

Sir Julian Huxley

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 3 November 1931
NPG x81166

Sir Julian Huxley, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81167

Sir Julian Huxley

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 3 November 1931
NPG x81167

Sir Julian Huxley, by Howard Coster - NPG x21130

Sir Julian Huxley

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x21130

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