Herbert Spencer (1820 nî 4 goe̍h 27 ji̍t - 1903 nî 12 goe̍h 8 ji̍t) sī Eng-kok ê tiat-ha̍k-ka, seng-bu̍t-ha̍k-ka kiam siā-hoē-ha̍k-ka. I ê ián-kiù hèng-chhù chin khoà, i kā chá-kî ê seng-bu̍t ián-hoà kài-liām èng-iōng tī kî-tha ha̍k-būn, chan-chhiūⁿ jîn-lūi siā-hoē.

Herbert Spencer

I só͘ thê chhut ê chi̍t kù oē "siāng sek-ha̍p chiá chûn-oa̍h" (survival of the fittest) chin ū miâ.

Chhut-sin siu-kái

Spencer sī 1820 nî 4 goe̍h 27 ùi Eng-lân ê Derby chhut-sì--ê. I ê lāu-pē sī William George Spencer, tī tē-hng keng-êng ha̍k-hāu.