Sir Francis Galton

Sir Francis Galton
noun
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)
Syn: ↑Galton, ↑Francis Galton
Instance Hypernyms: ↑scientist

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  • Galton, Sir Francis — born Feb. 16, 1822, near Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Jan. 17, 1911, Grayshott House, Haslemere, Surrey British explorer, anthropologist, and eugenicist. Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, studied medicine at Cambridge… …   Universalium

  • Galton, sir Francis — ► (1822 1911) Antropólogo británico. Es conocido como fundador de la eugenesia. Obras: Genio hereditario y Ensayos sobre eugenesia, entre otras. * * * (16 feb. 1822, cerca de Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Inglaterra–17 ene. 1911,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Francis Galton — noun 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) • Syn: ↑Galton …   Useful english dictionary

  • Galton , Sir Francis — (1822–1911) British anthropologist and explorer Even though Galton s exceptional intelligence was apparent at an early age, his higher education was unremarkable. Born in the English Midlands city of Birmingham, he studied mathematics at… …   Scientists

  • Galton, Sir Francis — English advocate of eugenics, the idea of improving the physical and mental makeup of the human species by selective parenthood. Galton coined the word eugenics to denote scientific endeavors to increase the proportion of persons with better than …   Medical dictionary

  • GALTON (F.) — GALTON sir FRANCIS (1822 1911) Gentilhomme anglais, voyageur et explorateur (Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa , 1853), savant qui s’intéressa de façon brillante aux disciplines les plus diverses, sir Francis Galton a surtout… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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