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FEUDING PARTIES

T.H. Huxley (1825–95), aka ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ – biologist, educator

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Samuel Wilberforce (1805–1873), aka ‘Soapy Sam’ – Bishop of Oxford

DATE

Saturday, 30 June 1860, at the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) at Oxford

CAUSE OF FEUD

The descent of man

One of the most famous confrontations in science was the clash over evolution between T.H. Huxley, known as ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ because of his tenacity in defending Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, known as ‘Soapy Sam’ because of his smooth, persuasive, even slippery style in debates. This now legendary encounter is typically quoted as a milestone in the ‘triumph’ of science over religion, though many dispute this and there is a great deal of uncertainty over what was actually said.