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Birth of Thomas Henry Huxley

4 May 1825

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895). Thomas Henry Huxley was born on 4 May 1825 in what is now the United Kingdom. Thomas Henry Huxley is remembered as a biologist, linguist and paleontologist, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Positions held included President of the Geological Society of London and the Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.

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