Sir Francis Galton was an English Victorian statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician. source
Sir Francis Galton was an English Victorian statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician.
Francis Galton was knighted in 1909. source
Francis Galton was knighted in 1909.
Francis Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. source
Francis Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean.
Francis Galton was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities source
Francis Galton was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities
Francis Galton was a pioneer in eugenics, coining the term itself and the phrase "nature versus nurture". source
Francis Galton was a pioneer in eugenics, coining the term itself and the phrase "nature versus nurture".
Francis Galton's book Hereditary Genius (1869) was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. source
Francis Galton's book Hereditary Genius (1869) was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness.
As an investigator of the human mind, Francis Galton founded psychometrics (the science of measuring mental faculties) and differential psychology and the lexical hypothesis of personality. source
As an investigator of the human mind, Francis Galton founded psychometrics (the science of measuring mental faculties) and differential psychology and the lexical hypothesis of personality.
Francis Galton devised a method for classifying fingerprints that proved useful in forensic science. source
Francis Galton devised a method for classifying fingerprints that proved useful in forensic science.
Francis Galton also conducted research on the power of prayer, concluding it had none by its null effects on the longevity of those prayed for. source
Francis Galton also conducted research on the power of prayer, concluding it had none by its null effects on the longevity of those prayed for.
Francis Galton's quest for the scientific principles of diverse phenomena extended even to the optimal method for making tea. source
Francis Galton's quest for the scientific principles of diverse phenomena extended even to the optimal method for making tea.
Francis Galton also invented the Galton Whistle for testing differential hearing ability. He was Charles Darwin's half-cousin. source
Francis Galton also invented the Galton Whistle for testing differential hearing ability. He was Charles Darwin's half-cousin.
Francis Galton was born at "The Larches", a large house in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, England, built on the site of "Fair Hill", the former home of Joseph Priestley, which the botanist William Withering had renamed. source
Francis Galton was born at "The Larches", a large house in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, England, built on the site of "Fair Hill", the former home of Joseph Priestley, which the botanist William Withering had renamed.
Francis Galton attended King Edward's School, Birmingham, but chafed at the narrow classical curriculum and left at 16. source
Francis Galton attended King Edward's School, Birmingham, but chafed at the narrow classical curriculum and left at 16.
In his early years Francis Galton was an enthusiastic traveller, and made a notable solo trip through Eastern Europe to Constantinople, before going up to Cambridge. source
In his early years Francis Galton was an enthusiastic traveller, and made a notable solo trip through Eastern Europe to Constantinople, before going up to Cambridge.
In 1845 and 1846 Francis Galton went to Egypt and travelled down the Nile to Khartoum in the Sudan, and from there to Beirut, Damascus and down the Jordan. source
In 1845 and 1846 Francis Galton went to Egypt and travelled down the Nile to Khartoum in the Sudan, and from there to Beirut, Damascus and down the Jordan.
In 1850 Francis Galton joined the Royal Geographical Society, and over the next two years mounted a long and difficult expedition into then little-known South West Africa (now Namibia). source
In 1850 Francis Galton joined the Royal Geographical Society, and over the next two years mounted a long and difficult expedition into then little-known South West Africa (now Namibia).
Francis Galton wrote a successful book on his experience, "Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa". source
Francis Galton wrote a successful book on his experience, "Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa".
Francis Galton was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Gold Medal in 1853 and the Silver Medal of the French Geographical Society for his pioneering cartographic survey of the region. source
Francis Galton was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Gold Medal in 1853 and the Silver Medal of the French Geographical Society for his pioneering cartographic survey of the region.
Francis Galton proceeded to write the best-selling The Art of Travel, a handbook of practical advice for the Victorian on the move, which went through many editions and is still in print. source
Francis Galton proceeded to write the best-selling The Art of Travel, a handbook of practical advice for the Victorian on the move, which went through many editions and is still in print.
In January 1853 Francis Galton met Louisa Jane Butler (1822–1897) at his neighbour's home and they were married on 1 August 1853. The union of 43 years proved childless. source
In January 1853 Francis Galton met Louisa Jane Butler (1822–1897) at his neighbour's home and they were married on 1 August 1853. The union of 43 years proved childless.
Francis Galton prepared the first weather map published in The Times (1 April 1875, showing the weather from the previous day, 31 March), now a standard feature in newspapers worldwide. source
Francis Galton prepared the first weather map published in The Times (1 April 1875, showing the weather from the previous day, 31 March), now a standard feature in newspapers worldwide.
Francis Galton also discovered the properties of the bivariate normal distribution and its relationship to regression analysis. source
Francis Galton also discovered the properties of the bivariate normal distribution and its relationship to regression analysis.
Francis Galton invented the use of the regression line and for the choice of r (for reversion or regression) to represent the correlation coefficient. source
Francis Galton invented the use of the regression line and for the choice of r (for reversion or regression) to represent the correlation coefficient.
The flowering plant genus Galtonia was named in Francis Galton's honour. source
The flowering plant genus Galtonia was named in Francis Galton's honour.
Over the course of his career Francis Galton received many major awards, including the Copley Medal of the Royal Society (1910). source
Over the course of his career Francis Galton received many major awards, including the Copley Medal of the Royal Society (1910).
