Sir Julian Huxley, 1965 (photo)

Julian Huxley FRS[1] (1887 – 1975) English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century evolutionary synthesis. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1935–1942), the first Director of UNESCO, and a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund. He was well known for his presentation of science on radio and television and directed an Oscar-winning wildlife film. He was a prominent member of the British Eugenics Society and its president from 1959–1962. He received several Science awards and was knighted in 1958.