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Huxley, Leonard

Born: 1860 AD
Died: 1933 AD, at 73 years of age.

Nationality: Unknown
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English author and editor

 

son of Thomas Huxley

 

father of Aldous Huxley, Andrew Huxley, and Julian Huxley






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