English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917).

synonyms: Andrew Fielding Huxley, Andrew Huxley.

English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963).

synonyms: Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley.

English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895).

synonyms: Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Huxley.