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1860 Oxford evolution debate
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The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum in Oxford, England, on 30 June 1860, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Several prominent British scientists and philosophers participated, including Thomas Henry Huxley, Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, Benjamin Brodie, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Robert FitzRoy.
The debate took place in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
The debate took place in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Charles Darwin, whose theory was at the centre of the debate.
Charles Darwin, whose theory was at the centre of the debate.
Huxley (1871)
Huxley (1871)
Wilberforce (1869)
Wilberforce (1869)
Thomas Henry Huxley
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Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier)
Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier)
Huxley, aged 21
Huxley, aged 21
HMS Rattlesnake by the ship's artist Oswald Brierly
HMS Rattlesnake by the ship's artist Oswald Brierly
Australian woman: Pencil drawing by Huxley
Australian woman: Pencil drawing by Huxley