HomeDiscoverHistory and heritageOur historyHeritage heroesThomas Huxley Share Home Discover History and heritage Our history Heritage heroes Samuel Alexander Catherine Chisholm Kathleen Drew Thomas Huxley Arthur Lewis John Owens Christabel Pankhurst Henry Roscoe Ernest Rutherford Alan Turing Thomas Huxley Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was a biologist and science educationist. Henry McGhie, Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum, tells us why Huxley is his University of Manchester heritage hero. Heritage heroes Hear from more of our staff and students about their heroes from the University's past. Read more