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Sir Julian Sorell Huxley (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and internationalist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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22 June 1887exact date
Londonattested“Huxley was born on 22 June 1887, at the London house of his aunt.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1925 to 1927period
King's College Londonattested“In 1925 Huxley moved to King's College London as Professor of Zoology, but in 1927, to the amazement of his colleagues and on the prodding of H.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1927 to 1931period
Royal Institutionattested“For some time Huxley retained his room at King's College, continuing as Honorary Lecturer in the Zoology Department, and from 1927 to 1931 he was also Fullerian Professor of Physiology at the Royal Institution, where he gave an annual le…”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1935year
Zoological Society of Londonattested“In 1935 Huxley was appointed secretary to the Zoological Society of London, and spent much of the next seven years running the society and its zoological gardens, the London Zoo and Whipsnade Park, alongside his writing and research.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1941year
United Statesattested“In 1941 Huxley was invited to the United States on a lecturing tour, and generated some controversy by saying that he thought the United States should join World War II: a few weeks later came the attack on Pearl Harbor.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
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1905 to 1906period
Balliol College, Oxfordmentioned“I have always been grateful to him." In 1905 Huxley won a scholarship in Zoology to Balliol College, Oxford and took up the place in 1906 after spending the summer in Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1905 to 1906period
Germanymentioned“I have always been grateful to him." In 1905 Huxley won a scholarship in Zoology to Balliol College, Oxford and took up the place in 1906 after spending the summer in Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1909year
University of Cambridgementioned“In 1909 he graduated with first-class honours, and spent that July at the international gathering for the centenary of Darwin's birth, held at the University of Cambridge.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1912year
Houstonmentioned“In 1912 Huxley was asked by Edgar Odell Lovett to set up the Department of Biology at the newly created Rice Institute (now Rice University) in Houston, Texas, which he accepted, planning to start the following year.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
September 1912month
United Statesmentioned“Huxley made an exploratory trip to the United States in September 1912, visiting a number of leading universities as well as the Rice Institute.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
August 1914month
Scotlandmentioned“In August 1914 while Huxley was in Scotland, his brother Trevenen also had a nervous breakdown and stayed in the same nursing home.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1915 to 1916period
Houstonmentioned“Muller agreed to be his deputy, hurried to complete his PhD and moved to Houston for the beginning of the 1915–1916 academic year.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
September 1916month
Englandmentioned“In September 1916 Huxley returned to England from Texas to assist in the war effort.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
September 1916month
Texasmentioned“In September 1916 Huxley returned to England from Texas to assist in the war effort.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
25 May 1917exact date
Sussexmentioned“He was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps on 25 May 1917, and was transferred to the General List, working in the British Army Intelligence Corps from 26 January 1918, first in Sussex, and then in…”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1919year
Garsington Manormentioned“In 1919, Huxley married Juliette Baillot (1896–1994) a French Swiss woman whom he had met while she was employed as a governess at Garsington Manor, the country house of Lady Ottoline Morrell.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1931year
Englandmentioned“He left no account of what transpired, but he was evidently not successful, and returned to England to resume his marriage in 1931.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1931year
Soviet Unionmentioned“In 1931 Huxley visited the USSR at the invitation of Intourist, where initially he admired the results of social and economic planning on a large scale.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
1955year
Sovietmentioned“Lysenko ended his days in a Soviet mental hospital, and Vavilov's reputation was posthumously restored in 1955.”source: Wikipedia: Julian Huxley
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