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
  • Naturalist
  • Assistant surgeon
  • Scientific publicist
  • Philosopher
  • Anthropologist
  • Biologist
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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Related stub people
  • Huxley, Rachel (child of)
  • Huxley, George (child of)
  • Heathorn, Henrietta (spouse of)
Related stub person groups
  • Royal Society, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • School Board, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Charing Cross Hospital, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • HMS Rattlesnake (associate of)
Related people
  • Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court (associate of)
  • MacGillivray, John (associate of)
Related works
  • Rockingham Bay, North Queensland (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, UK (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Scholarship, Charing Cross Hospital, London, England, UK (received)