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Francis Galton
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British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)

Also known as: F. G., Sir Francis Galton, Фрэнсис Гальтон, فرانسيس غالتون, 프랜시스 골턴, フランシス・ゴルトン

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Known works

  • English men of science: their nature and nurture (1875)
  • Hereditary genius (1869)
  • Memories of my life (1908)
  • The art of travel (1856)
  • Index to achievements of near kinsfolk of some of the fellows of the Royal Society (1904)