Mivart

Mivart, St. George, F.R.S. (b. 1827), man of science, was educated at Harrow, King's College, London, and the Roman Catholic College of St. Mary, Oscott. He was elected vice-president of the Zoological Society in 1869 and 1882, and of the Linnaean Society in 1880. His works include The Genesis of Species (1871), combating Darwin's theory of "natural selection," 'The Cat (1881), an introduction to the study of backboned animals, and On Truth (1889), in which he demonstrates the foundations of scientific knowledge.