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Hugh Huxley

1924 - 2013

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Hugh Esmor Huxley (25 February 1924 – 25 July 2013) was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for five years by the Second World War, during which he served in the Royal Air Force. His contribution to development of radar earned him an MBE. Huxley was the first PhD student of Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Medical Research Council at Cambridge, where he worked on X-ray diffraction studies on muscle fibres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Huxley is the 1,017th most popular biologist (down from 984th in 2019), the 5,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,110th in 2019) and the 175th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Hugh Huxley ranks 1,017 out of 1,097. Before him are Nigel Marven, Annie Lorrain Smith, Judah Folkman, Wim Crusio, Jan-Just Bos, and Ilkka Hanski. After him are Prideaux John Selby, Akhtar Hameed Khan, David Lack, John Belchier, Helia Bravo Hollis, and Elliott Coues.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Hugh Huxley ranks 455. Before him are Bianca Maria Piccinino, Bette Nesmith Graham, Frank Press, Stanley Jaki, Mark Lenard, and Sam Jones. After him are Jeremiah Denton, Jocelyne LaGarde, Earl Scruggs, Jackie Milburn, Evelyn Boyd Granville, and Jack Weston. Among people deceased in 2013, Hugh Huxley ranks 440. Before him are Kauko Hänninen, Elías Querejeta, Gene Mako, Simon Pimenta, Bryan Forbes, and James Herbert. After him are Annette Funicello, Aisha Rateb, Phạm Duy, Peter Geach, Chokri Belaid, and Ruth Patrick.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Huxley ranks 5,217 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Stepney (1942), Steve Bruce (1960), Allan Williams (1930), Henry Lawes (1595), Archie Cochrane (1909), and Laura Haddock (1985). After him are Pat Rice (1949), Graham Poll (1963), Nancy Mackay (1922), Richey Edwards (1967), Prideaux John Selby (1788), and J. J. C. Smart (1920).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Hugh Huxley ranks 175. Before him are David Prain (1857), George Montagu (1751), John Claudius Loudon (1783), Edward Lhuyd (1660), Nigel Marven (1960), and Annie Lorrain Smith (1854). After him are Prideaux John Selby (1788), David Lack (1910), John Belchier (1706), Karl Shuker (1959), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), and Philippa Marrack (1945).

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