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Leonard Huxley
1860–1933
Remembered as a thoughtful editor, biographer, and man of letters, he helped preserve one of Victorian science’s most influential family stories. He is also part of the remarkable Huxley literary line, as the father of Julian and Aldous Huxley.
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Thomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch
by Leonard Huxley
About the author
Born in London in 1860, Leonard Huxley was the son of the biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. He was educated at University College School, the University of St Andrews, and Balliol College, Oxford, and went on to work as a teacher, writer, editor, and biographer.
He is best known for editing and shaping important literary and biographical works, especially Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley, which helped document his father’s life and influence. He also served as editor of Cornhill Magazine, giving him a respected place in English literary life.
His family connections became famous in their own right: his children included the biologist Julian Huxley and the novelist Aldous Huxley. Leonard Huxley died in 1933, but his own writing and editorial work remain an important link between Victorian intellectual culture and the writers and thinkers who followed.