Aldous was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, the zoologist, agnostic, and controversialist who had often been called "Darwin's Bulldog".
ˈɔːldəs wʌzðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs hˈɛnɹi hˈʌksli, ðə zuːˈɑːlədʒˌɪst, æɡnˈɑːstɪk, ænd kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəlˌɪst hˌuː hæd ˈɔfən bˌɪn kˈɔːld "dˈɑːɹwɪnz bˈʊldɑːɡ".