Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was an English biologist and comparative anatomist, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his vigorous defense of evolutionary theory. He played a prominent role in the famous 1860 Oxford debate on evolution and coined the term “agnosticism” in 1869. Largely self-taught, Huxley became one of the leading comparative anatomists of the 19th century, clarifying evolutionary relationships among invertebrates and vertebrates. His study of Archaeopteryx led him to propose that birds evolved from small dinosaurs, a view since confirmed by science. He was also instrumental in advancing scientific education in Britain.

“Excerpts from a project on Trees and Beasts” Denise Hoffman Brandt© Denise Hoffman What do we actually mean when we talk about nature? As a professor in a discipline that since the early 1970s has, mostly, claimed to practice “design with nature”—referencing Ian McHarg’s book (1969) of that title—that’s a question I have often asked. […]

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