Francis Galton

Noun

Meaning

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)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Galton Sir Francis Galton

Examples

A curious note in the record states: "Francis Galton Trinity College student, gained his certificate 13 March 1845". Source: Internet

A lecture theatre at University College London is named after Francis Galton. Source: Internet

Another of these social interpretations of Darwin's biological views, later known as eugenics, was put forth by Darwin's cousin, Francis Galton, in 1865 and 1869. Source: Internet

Despite the fact that social Darwinism bears Charles Darwin's name, it is also linked today with others, notably Herbert Spencer, Thomas Malthus, and Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics. Source: Internet

Francis Galton used the English term median in 1881, Galton F (1881) "Report of the Anthropometric Committee" pp 245-260. Source: Internet

The English statistician Francis Galton made the first attempt at creating a standardized test for rating a person's intelligence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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