What I Require from Life| Class 11| NEB| Compulsory English| Questions & Answers| Summary
What I Require from Life An essay by J.B.S. Haldane Compiled by: Dipendra Shrestha About the Writer q John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964) was a British-Indian scientist known for his work q in the study of physiology, genetics, evolutionary q biology, and mathematics. q His formal schooling was done at Eton College and New College at Oxford. q He obtained his M.A. in 1914. q Soon after, Haldane enlisted in the British Army and served during World War I. q After returning from the war, Haldane began his teaching career at University. q Haldane was a professed socialist, Marxist, atheist and humanist. q His political dissent led him to renounce his British citizenship in 1956 and live in India, becoming a naturalised Indian citizen. q His major works include Daedalus (1924), Animal Biology (with British evolutionist Julian Huxley, 1927), The Inequality of Man (1932), The Causes of Evolution (1932), The Marxist Philosophy and the Sciences ...