Who was Julian Sorell Huxley?
Q: Who was Julian Sorell Huxley?
A: Julian Sorell Huxley was an English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the modern evolutionary synthesis.
Q: What positions did he hold?
A: He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1935–1942), the first Director of UNESCO, and a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund.
Q: Who were his family members?
A: His brother was the writer Aldous Huxley, and his half-brother, a fellow biologist and Nobel laureate, Andrew Huxley; and his paternal grandfather was Thomas Henry Huxley, a friend and supporter of Charles Darwin and proponent of evolution.
Q: How did he present science to others?
A: He presented science in books and articles, as well as on radio and television.
Q: What awards did he receive for popularising science?
A: He received UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science in 1953, the Darwin Medal of the Royal Society in 1956, and the Darwin-Wallace medal of the Linnean Society in 1958. He also received knighthood that same year. In 1959 he received a Special Award from The Lasker Foundation in Planned Parenthood – World Population category.
Q: Was Julian Sorell Huxley part of any other organisations?
A: Yes, he was a prominent member of The British Eugenics Society.
