| PUBLIC "-//American Philosophical Society LIBRARY//TEXT(US::PAAV::B H981:: Thomas Henry Huxley Papers)//EN" "huxley.xml" Thomas Henry Huxley Papers A.M. Lewis Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries American Philosophical Society Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, November 2000. ENG Huxley, Thomas Henry Papers A.M. Lewis American Philosophical Society English Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 Papers, B H981 ca. 270 items,.5 linear foot American Philosophical Society 105 South Fifth Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386 Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) was an eminent Victorian-era biologist, best known as a passionate defender and popularizer of Darwin's theory of evolution. His partisanship earned him the nickname of "Darwin's Bulldog," although he did not accept the theory uncritically. In addition to his work in biology, he did original research in zoology and paleontology. He is also remembered as the progenitor of a family of highly successful scientists and thinkers. This collection is made up of letters, primarily written by Huxley, on a variety of topics including the age of man, evolution, education, natural history, science, geology, spiritualism, and vivisection. The most voluminous correspondence is with Sir James Thomas Knowles (30 letters) and with Huxley's daughter, Ethel Huxley Collier, "Babs," (44 items).). The 30 letters to Knowles appear in neither the | |
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