Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature.
bˈɔːɹn ˌɪntʊ ðə pɹˈɑːmɪnənt hˈʌksli fˈæmɪli, hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm bˌælɪˈɑːl kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, wɪð ɐn ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.