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*** ,1822
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January 17, 1911 (88 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Sir Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton, FRS, is a Victorian Englishman: statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, gas meteorologist, genetic predecessor, psychologist and supporter of Social Darwinism, Eugenics and Scientific Racism. He was knighted in 1909. Galton produced over 340 journals and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression to the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to study human differences and the legacy of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys to collect data on human communities, which he needed to his genealogical and biographical work as well as for his anthropological studies. He was a pioneer in eugenics, coined the term himself in 1883, and coined the term “nature versus nourishment”. His book Genius is the first social science effort to study genius and greatness.
BornFebruary 16, 1822, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
DiedJanuary 17, 1911, Haslemere, Surrey, England
Resting placeClaverdon, Warwickshire, England
ResidenceEngland
NationalityBritish
FieldsAnthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Statistics
InstitutionsMeteorological Council, Royal Geographical Society
Alma materKing's College, London, Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisorsWilliam Hopkins
Notable studentsKarl Pearson
Known forEugenics, Behavioural genetics, Regression toward the mean, Standard deviation, Anticyclone, Isochrone map, Weather map, Galton board, Galton distribution, Galton–Watson process, Galton's problem, Galton's whistle
Notable awardsRoyal Medal (1886), Huxley Memorial Medal (1901), Darwin–Wallace Medal (Silver, 1908), Copley Medal (1910)

About Sir Francis Galton

Mathematician Sir Francis Galton was born on February 16, 1822 in England (He dies at the age of 88, on January 17, 1911).

English Victorian polymath who pioneered the use of questionnaires and surveys to collect data about communities and created the term"correlation" in statistics. His book Hereditary Genius, published in 1869, was the first social scientific study of genius and grandeur, and he penned over 340 books and publications.

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Sir Francis Galton before becoming famous

Sir Francis Galton was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1822 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He founded the Birmingham Lunar Society and, in 1850, he joined the Royal Geographical Society, with whom he proceeded on a risky expedition into then-unknown South West Africa.

Achievement of Sir Francis Galton

He was knighted in 1909 for coining the phrase"nature against nurture".

Sir Francis Galton's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Louisa Jane Butler on August 1, 1853.

Sir Francis Galton Collabed with

His relative was Biologist Charles Darwin, the famous English scientist.

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Sir Francis Galton Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Sir Francis Galton updated on March 12 2023.