Julian Sorrell Huxley biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Sir Julian Sorrell Huxley

Author Name:

Sir Julian Sorrell Huxley

Born As:

Julian Sorell Huxley

Other Names:

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS

Born:

22 Jun 1887

Died:

14 Feb 1975




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Evolutionary biologist and humanist                          
                          
Mother 
Father Leonard Huxley
Julian Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, the zoologist, agnostic and controversialist known as Darwin's Bulldog.                          
UNESCO's Kalinga Prize - Popularisation of Science - 1953
Darwin Medal of the Royal Society - 1956
Darwin-Wallace Medal of the Linnaean Society - 1958
Special Award of the Lasker Foundation, Planned Parenthood - World Population - 1959                          
Julian Huxley's use of language was highly skilled, and when no word seemed to suit he invented one. These are the most significant:
Clade - 1957
Cline - 1938
Grade - 1959
Ethnic group - 1936: as opposed to race
Morph - 1942: as more correct and simpler than polymorph
Ritualization - 1914: formalised activities in bird behaviour
Transhumanism - 1957: the improvement of human beings