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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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"Sir Francis Galton" Quotes from Famous Books



... the sunshine in which souls grow—great men come in groups. Sir Francis Galton says there were fourteen men in Greece in the time of Pericles who made Athens possible. A man alone is only a part of ...
— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 - Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists • Elbert Hubbard



Words linked to "Sir Francis Galton" :   scientist, Francis Galton, Galton



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