HUXLEY, T. H.

T.H. Huxley. Hulton Getty Picture Collection/Tony Stone Images Huxley, T.H. born May 4, 1825, Ealing, Middlesex, Eng. died June 29, 1895, Eastbourne, Sussex T.H. Huxley. in full Thomas Henry Huxley English biologist, educator, and advocate of agnosticism (he coined the word). Huxley's vigorous public support of Charles Darwin's evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname Darwin's bulldog, while his organizational efforts, public lectures, and writing helped elevate the place of science in modern society.