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Sir Francis Galton   /sər frˈænsəs gˈæltən/   Listen
Sir Francis Galton

noun
1.
English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911).  Synonyms: Francis Galton, Galton.






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... benefactor of the race, Sir Francis Galton, in his work entitled "Hereditary Genius" made a computation of the number of men of eminence in the British Isles. This estimate was made nearly a half-century ago and has generally been accepted as representing ...
— Popular Science Monthly Volume 86



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