Julian Huxley

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, FRS (June 22, 1887 – February 14, 1975) was a British biologist, author, humanist and internationalist, known for his popularisations of science in books and lectures. He was the first director of UNESCO and was knighted in 1958.

UNESCO

In the 1930s Huxley visited Kenya and other East African countries to see the conservation work, including creation of national parks, which was happening in the few areas which due to malaria remained uninhabited. He was later asked by the British government to survey the West African commonwealth countries for suitable locations for the creation of universities. On these trips Huxley developed a concern for education and conservation throughout the world, and was therefore involved in the creation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and became the organization's first Director-General in 1946.

Related Topics:
1930s - Kenya - East Africa - National parks - Malaria - West Africa - Commonwealth - Universities - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - 1946

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Huxley's internationalist and conservation interests also led him to set up the World Wildlife Fund.

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