Francis Huxley | |
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Born | Holywell, Oxford, England | 28 August 1923
Died | 29 October 2016 | (aged 93)
Nationality | British |
Education | Dauntsey's School |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Known for | Founding Survival International |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology, anthropology |
Institutions | St Catherine’s College, Oxford |
Francis John Heathorn Huxley (28 August 1923 – 29 October 2016)[1] was a British zoologist, anthropologist and author. With a short professional career at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, he is most well known for his several anthropological expeditions to Gambia, Amazon, and Haiti, among other places, from which he wrote several notable books.