could, and took six months' leave. His pension was a fairly handsome £1500 a year. This is enough to indicate the way depression (or perhaps a moderate bipolar disorder) interfered with his life, but he was able to function well at other times. The problems continued sporadically into the third generation. Two of Leonard's sons suffered serious depression: Trevenen committed suicide in 1914 and Julian suffered a number of breakdowns. Of course, there are many family members for whom no information one way or the other is available, but both the talent and the mental problems would have interested Francis Galton: "The direct result of this enquiry is... to prove that the laws of heredity are as applicable to the mental faculties as to the bodily faculties". Huxley Family Foundation The Huxley Family Foundation was created by Laura Archera in 2007 to continue the work of deceased Huxley Family members and associates, as well as to work in association with the Thomas Henry Huxley X Club. Cofounders include Laura and Aldous Huxley's nephew Piero Ferrucci, his two sons, Jonathan and Emilio, and Paul Fleiss. See also Darwin–Wedgwood family Intellectualism Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature References Medical families Scientific families