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1885 Richard Owen, T. H. Huxley, waterbaby
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1885 Richard Owen, T. H. Huxley, waterbaby
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892). Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 - 29 June 1895). Linley Sambournes illustration for the new 1885 Macmillan edition of Kingsleys 1862/3 The Water-babies, a fairy Tale for a Land Baby. The picture features the rivals Owen and Huxley studying a captured Water-baby. Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeontologist who became one of the most famous and politically influential biologists of the Victorian era. Huxley, an anatomist, famously became " Darwins Bulldog" for advocating evolution by natural selection. Huxley and Owens mutual antagonism came to a head in an argument about the human versus ape brain and an exchange during the Oxford debate" of 1860. 1884 was the year Owen accepted a Knighthood, but neither Huxley or Darwin ever received the same honour
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In this photo print, we are transported back to the year 1885, where two brilliant minds of the Victorian era, Richard Owen and T. H. Huxley, are depicted in Linley Sambourne's illustration for the new Macmillan edition of Kingsley's "The Water-babies". The picture showcases a moment frozen in time as these intellectual rivals study a captured Water-baby. Richard Owen was renowned as a comparative anatomist and palaeontologist who rose to fame as one of the most influential biologists of his time. On the other hand, T. H. Huxley earned himself the moniker "Darwin's Bulldog" for his staunch advocacy of evolution by natural selection. Their mutual antagonism reached its peak during an intense argument about human versus ape brains at the Oxford debate in 1860. Interestingly, while Owen accepted a Knighthood in 1884, neither Huxley nor Darwin ever received such an honor despite their significant contributions to science. This fact adds another layer to their complex relationship. Paul D. Stewart's expertly captured print allows us to delve into this historical moment filled with scientific rivalry and intellectual pursuit. It serves as a reminder that even great minds can clash but also highlights how their debates have shaped our understanding of biology and evolution today.
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