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Thomas Huxley

noun

English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895). Synonyms: Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley.

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... master at Ealing, was the second son of Thomas Huxley and Margaret James, who were married at St. Michael's, Coventry, on September 8, 1773. This Thomas Huxley continued to live at Coventry until his death in January 1796, when he left behind him a large family and no very great wealth. The most notable ...

— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 1 • Leonard Huxley

... persons of intelligence were compelled to think about slavery in the time of Garrison, or about the reformation in the time of Martin Luther. To those who try to get out of it it is not unfitting to quote Thomas Huxley's famous sentence: "He who will not reason is a bigot; he who dare not reason is a coward; he who can not reason ...

— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V • Ida Husted Harper

Words linked to "Thomas Huxley" : Thomas Henry Huxley, life scientist, biologist