Anthony Julian Huxley (2 December 1920 – 26 December 1992) was a British botanist. He edited Amateur Gardening from 1967 to 1971, and was vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1991.[1]

Anthony Huxley
Born(1920-12-20)20 December 1920
Died26 December 1992(1992-12-26) (aged 72)
Surbiton, England
NationalityBritish
EducationDauntsey's School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forEdited Amateur Gardening from 1967–1971
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Huxley

He was the son of Julian Huxley. He was educated at Dauntsey's School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] His ashes are buried with his parents and grandparents at the family grave in Watts Cemetery, Compton, Guildford.

Bibliography edit

  • Indoor plants. Collingridge, 1957
  • Anthony Huxley, Oleg Polunin: Flowers of the Mediterranean. 1965
    • Blumen am Mittelmeer. Ein Bestimmungsbuch. 1981, ISBN 9783405108182
  • Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Mountains. 1968
  • Gebirgsflora in Farben. 1275 Pflanzen der Gebirge Europas. 1969
  • Garden Perennials and Water Plants. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1971, ISBN 9780006167440
  • Standard encyclopedia of the world's oceans and islands. 1971
  • Garden Terms Simplified. David & Charles, 1971, ISBN 9780715353660
  • Kew's new country extension: Wakehurst Place, Sussex. 1972
  • Flowers in Greece: an outline of flora. 1972
  • House Plants, Cacti and Succulents. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1972, ISBN 9780600343721
  • Plant and Planet. 1975, ISBN 978-0670558865
    • Das phantastische Leben der Pflanzen. 1977
  • Garden planning and planting. 1976
  • Alyson Huxley, Anthony Huxley: Huxley's house of plants. Paddington Press, 1978, ISBN 9780448224220
  • Anthony Huxley, William Taylor: Flowers of Greece and the Aegean. 1977
  • An illustrated history of gardening. Paddington Press, New York, London, 1978
  • Success with house plants. Reader's Digest Association, 1979, ISBN 9780895770523
  • Anthony Huxley, Paul Davies, Jenne Davies: Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe. 1983, ISBN 9780701208202
  • Green Inheritance: Saving the Plants of the World. 1984, ISBN 9780002726146
    • Unser grünes Erbe. Die Bedeutung der Pflanzen für das Leben auf der Erde. 1985
  • Painted Garden. Windward, 1988, ISBN 9780711205048

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wheeler, David (4 January 1993). "Obituary: Anthony Huxley". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Huxley.