Thomas Henry Huxley (1825— 189,5) was the father of the 
modern method of studying biology. Up to 1850 information 
about plants and animals was imparted only by lectures. Hux¬ 
ley found that science of his day contained many errors due to 
lack of first hand information on the part of the writers. He 
corrected many of these errors by personal study of plants and 
animals, and devoted years to developing methods of laboratory 
study which enabled the student to gain his information directly. 
To-day these methods are accepted wherever the subject of 
biology is studied. This great English biologist made many 
important discoveries and was awarded numerous honors by his 
countrymen. Huxley showed great skill in putting the conclu¬ 
sions of science into simple language. 
