Plaque

Aldous, Julian and Leonard Huxley

Erection date: 1995

Inscription

Leonard Huxley 1860 - 1933
Julian Huxley 1887 - 1975
Aldous Huxley 1894 - 1963
Men of science and letters lived here.
English Heritage

Site: Aldous, Julian and Leonard Huxley (1 memorial)

NW3, Bracknell Gardens, 16

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Aldous, Julian and Leonard Huxley

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Aldous Huxley

Writer. Born Aldous Leonard Huxley in Godalming, Surrey, the son of Leonard H...

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Sir Julian Huxley

Zoologist and philosopher.  Born 61 Russell Square.  Son of Leonard Huxley an...

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Leonard Huxley

Writer. His works include biographies of his father Thomas Henry Huxley and C...

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