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The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton

The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton

Pearson, Karl

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ISBN10: 1108072429
ISBN13: 9781108072427
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 2 2011
Pages: 538
Weight: 2.81
Height: 1.09 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
A controversial figure, Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), biostatistician, human geneticist, eugenicist, and first cousin of Charles Darwin, is famed as the father of eugenics. Believing that selective breeding was the only hope for the human race, Galton undertook many investigations of human abilities and devoted the last few years of his life to promoting eugenics. Although he intended his studies to work positively, for eradicating hereditary diseases, his research had a hugely negative impact on the world which subsequently bestowed on Galton a rather sinister reputation. Written by Galton's colleague, eugenicist and statistician Karl Pearson (1857-1936), this four-volume biography pieces together a fascinating life. First published in 1930, the first part of Volume 3 focuses on Galton's later research on correlation, personal identification, and eugenics. Pearson himself was later appointed the first Galton professor of eugenics at University College London.

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