Thomas Huxley b. 4 May 1825

Also known as Thomas Henry Huxley
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Thomas Henry Huxley was a sketcher, amateur photographer, biologist, anthropologist, philosopher and scientific publicist. Appointed assistant surgeon and naturalist to HMS 'Rattlesnake' he was part of the mission to survey Australia's north-eastern waters and chart the Great Barrier Reef.
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Name
Thomas Huxley
Also known as Thomas Henry Huxley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Medical apprentice (ANZSIC code: 8511)
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Assistant surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
  • Scientific publicist (ANZSIC code: 6940)
  • Philosopher (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Anthropologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Biologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
4 May 1825
Birth place
Ealing, London, England, UK
Death date
29 June 1895
Death place
Eastbourne, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1847 - c.1870
Arrival
  • July 1847
Residence
  • c.1855 - c.1870 London, England, UK
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland
  • Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • New Guinea
  • 1825 - 1846 London, England, UK
  • 1847 - 1850 Port Jackson, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Bibby, C. (1972), 'Scientist Extraordinary - The Life and Scientific Work of Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895', Oxford, England.>, <ExternalResource: (1935), 'Thomas Henry Huxley's Diary of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake', Huxley, J., ed., London, United Kingdom.>, <ExternalResource: Marshall, A. (1970), 'Darwin and Huxley in Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Moyal, A. (1986), 'A Bright and Savage Land - Scientists in Colonial Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Pingree, J. (1968), 'Thomas Henry Huxley - A list of his scientific notebooks drawings and other papers preserved in the College Archives', London, UK.>]