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Lancelot Thomas Hogben
1895–1975
A brilliant popularizer of science, this British biologist and statistician spent his career making big ideas feel approachable. He is especially remembered for lively books on mathematics and science, and for research that helped shape modern experimental biology.
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The nature of living matter
by Lancelot Thomas Hogben
About the author
Born on December 9, 1895, and dying on August 22, 1975, Lancelot Thomas Hogben was a British experimental zoologist, medical statistician, and writer. Reliable reference sources describe him as a wide-ranging scientist who also became well known for explaining science and mathematics to general readers in a clear, welcoming way.
His scientific work included developing the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, as an important model organism for biological research. He was also a strong critic of eugenics, and his career linked laboratory science with larger social questions.
Many readers know him best through his popular books, especially Mathematics for the Million and other works that opened technical subjects to non-specialists. That mix of serious research, public engagement, and social conscience helped make him one of the notable science communicators of the twentieth century.