1860 Oxford evolution debate

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The 1860 Oxford evolution debate was a famous public confrontation over Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, held at the Oxford University Museum and remembered for its clash between scientists and religious figures over natural selection.

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
public debate ⓘ
scientific controversy ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 ⓘ
concernsConcept biblical interpretation ⓘ
natural selection ⓘ
relationship between science and religion ⓘ
concernsPerson Charles Darwin ⓘ
concernsTheory theory of evolution ⓘ
concernsWork On the Origin of Species ⓘ
DarwinStatus Darwin was not present in person ⓘ
hasApproximateAttendance hundreds of people ⓘ
hasAudienceType clergy ⓘ
general public ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
hasDate 1860-06-30 ⓘ
hasDebateFormat series of speeches and responses ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance frequently cited in discussions of science–religion conflict thesis ⓘ
milestone in public reception of evolutionary theory ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLegacy often dramatized as a confrontation between faith and science ⓘ
subject of numerous historical and popular accounts ⓘ
hasNotableExchange Wilberforce–Huxley exchange ⓘ
hasOutcome increased public visibility of Darwin’s theory ⓘ
strengthened reputation of Thomas Henry Huxley as “Darwin’s bulldog” ⓘ
symbolic moment in the history of conflict between science and religion ⓘ
hasTopic authority of scripture in scientific matters ⓘ
compatibility of evolution with Christian doctrine ⓘ
scientific evidence for evolution ⓘ
hasYear 1860 ⓘ
involvedPerson Charles Darwin ⓘ
John William Draper ⓘ
Joseph Dalton Hooker ⓘ
Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
Samuel Wilberforce ⓘ
Thomas Henry Huxley ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs Huxley–Wilberforce debate ⓘ
Oxford evolution debate ⓘ
mainOpponentOfEvolution Samuel Wilberforce ⓘ
mainProponentOfEvolution Thomas Henry Huxley ⓘ
organizedBy British Association for the Advancement of Science ⓘ
partOfEvent 1860 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science ⓘ
tookPlaceAt Oxford University Museum of Natural History ⓘ
tookPlaceInBuilding Oxford University Museum of Natural History lecture room ⓘ
tookPlaceInCity Oxford ⓘ
tookPlaceInCountry England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

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Samuel Wilberforce → notableEvent → 1860 Oxford evolution debate ⓘ
1860 Oxford evolution debate → partOfEvent → 1860 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science ⓘ
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1860 Oxford evolution debate → hasNotableExchange → Wilberforce–Huxley exchange ⓘ
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1860 Oxford evolution debate → isAlsoKnownAs → Huxley–Wilberforce debate ⓘ
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1860 Oxford evolution debate → isAlsoKnownAs → Oxford evolution debate ⓘ
linked to: 1860 Oxford evolution debate