what is it's relevance in the modern times?
In 1981, the paleontologist Colin Patterson discussed an argument put in a paper by Ernst Mayr, which reminded him of "The Great Hippocampus Question"
Great Hippocampus Question
 in 1981, the paleontologist Colin Patterson discussed an argument put in a paper by Ernst Mayr that humans could be distinguished from apes by the presence of Broca's area in the brain. Patterson commented that this reminded him of "The Great Hippocampus Question" as recorded in fiction by Kingsley, and as in fact being a controversy between Huxley and Owen that "eventually as usual, Huxley won."
who was william h. seward? He was United States Secretary of State, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. where was he born? Village of Florida which political party did he represent? Republican Party when did he become the governor? January 1, 1839 has he done a campaign for any other leader? Yes, for  Lincoln when did he become the president of america? 1861 whom did he defeat in the election? UNANSWERABLE what were his views on politics? To resolve ongoing political power struggle between Whigs and Democrats. how did he die? He was assassinated. who killed him? John Wilkes Booth what was he? He was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln what made him do so? He was against  President Lincoln's initiation on abolition of slavery in the United States when did it happen? April 14, 1865 where? Ford's Theatre was that an official visit? No, Lincoln and his wife went to attend the play "Our American Cousin" who were the characters in it? Lord Dundreary who played the title role? Joseph Jefferson what is the genre of the play? Farce were there any art forms influenced by it? In 1862 Charles Kingsley wrote a parody, the "Great Hippocampus Question", in the style of Lord Dundreary
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Great Hippocampus Question [SEP] Modern relevance
In a talk about biological systematics (classification) and cladistics given at the American Museum of Natural History in 1981, the paleontologist Colin Patterson discussed an argument put in a paper by Ernst Mayr that humans could be distinguished from apes by the presence of Broca's area in the brain. Patterson commented that this reminded him of "The Great Hippocampus Question" as recorded in fiction by Kingsley, and as in fact being a controversy between Huxley and Owen that "eventually as usual, Huxley won."