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218 words, approx. 1 pages
 Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. ( 16 February , 1822 – 17 January , 1911 ), half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist,... 
 
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Francis Galton, Sir | | Birth Date: |
February 16, 1822 | | Death Date: |
January 17, 1911 | | Place of Birth: |
Birmingham, England | | Place of Death: |
Haslemere, Surrey, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
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scientist, explorer, biometrician |
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 Biography of Francis Galton, Sir
788 words, approx. 3 pages
Born on February 16, 1822, in Birmingham, England, Francis Galton was the youngest of nine children of Samuel Tertius, a banker, and Frances Anne Violetta Galton. At the age of 16, Galton enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge, to study medicine and... summary from source:
 Biography of Francis Galton
785 words, approx. 3 pages
Francis Galton was born near Birmingham, England, in 1822. His impressive talents appeared early. At the age of three, he was already reading, and at four, he was studying Latin. His I.Q. at adulthood was estimated at 200. But as a young man of 22, a... summary from source:
 Biography of Francis Galton, Sir
665 words, approx. 2 pages
The English scientist, biometrician, and explorer Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) founded the science of eugenics and introduced the theory of the anticyclone in meteorology. Francis Galton was born on Feb. 16, 1822, at Birmingham, the son of Samuel...
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1,174 words, approx. 4 pagesFrancis Galton (1822–1911), the scientist who created and promoted eugenics, the notion that a fitter human race might be created through selective breeding, was born near Birmingham, England, on February 16, and died in Haslemere, Surrey,... summary from source:
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593 words, approx. 2 pages1822-1911 English Biologist and Statistician Francis Galton has been called the last of the gentleman scientists—men who dabbled in science as a hobby rather than a profession. Galton was brilliant and, with hundreds of publications to his name,... summary from source:
Sir Francis Galton Summary
83 words, approx. 0 pages1822-1911 British gentleman scientist and cousin of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) who studied meteorology and anthropology, but is best known for founding the eugenics movement. Eugenics, a term coined by Galton, refers to the attempt to improve human... summary from source:
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3,344 words, approx. 11 pages
Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. (February 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911), half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist,...
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 Quadrant Sir Francis Galton and the roots of eugenics.(Science)
03/01/2007: 6,055 words, approx. 20 pages THE LAW OF HALF-INTENDED EFFECTS deserves to be more widely known. It usefully describes what happens to men who act intentionally, and who know more-or-less what they intend, but are shocked when things suddenly get out of control. If only he had lived long... summary from source:
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 AP Features Being treated as eldest child seems to make youngsters smarter
6/21/2007: 425 words, approx. 1 pagesBoys at the top of the pecking order _ either by birth or because their older siblings died _ score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers.The question of whether firstborn and only children are really smarter than those who come along later has... summary from source:
AP Features Being treated as eldest child seems to make boys do better on IQ tests
6/21/2007: 444 words, approx. 2 pagesBoys at the top of the pecking order _ either by birth or because their older siblings died _ score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers.The question of whether firstborn and only children are really smarter than those who come along later has...
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