A life of Sir Francis Galton :: from African exploration to the birth of eugenics /
A cousin of Charles Darwin, Francis Galton was an African explorer, the meteorologist who discovered the anticyclone, a pioneer in using fingerprints to identify individuals, a statistician, and the founder of the eugenics movement. This text is a portrait of this Victorian polymath.
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| Zusammenfassung: | A cousin of Charles Darwin, Francis Galton was an African explorer, the meteorologist who discovered the anticyclone, a pioneer in using fingerprints to identify individuals, a statistician, and the founder of the eugenics movement. This text is a portrait of this Victorian polymath. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-397) and index. |
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| spelling | Gillham, Nicholas W. A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / Nicholas Wright Gillham. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. 1 online resource (xii, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-397) and index. Print version record. Preface; Prologue: Francis Galton in Perspective; I. ANTECEDENTS AND BEGINNINGS; 1 An Enviable Pedigree; 2 Metamorphosis: From Birth to Medical School; 3 A Poll Degree from Cambridge; 4 Drifting; II. GEOGRAPHY AND EXPLORATION; 5 South Africa; 6 Making Peace with Jonker Afrikaner; 7 Expedition to Ovampoland; 8 Fame and Marriage; 9 Riding High with the Royal Geographical Society; I. The Great Lakes of Africa; 10 Riding High with the Royal Geographical Society; II. Stanley Faces Off with the Geographers; 11 Weather Maps and the Anticyclone; III. THE TRIUMPH OF THE PEDIGREE. 12 Hereditary Talent and Character13 Gemmules, Rabbits, Germs, and Stirps; 14 Nature and Nurture; 15 Sweet Peas and Anthropometrics; 16 Probing the Mind; 17 Fingerprints; 18 The Birth of Biometrics; 19 Galton's Disciples; 20 Evolution by Jumps; 21 The Mendelians Trump the Biometricians; 22 The Triumph of the Pedigree: Eugenics; Epilogue: Out of Pandora's Box: The First International Congress of Eugenics; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. A cousin of Charles Darwin, Francis Galton was an African explorer, the meteorologist who discovered the anticyclone, a pioneer in using fingerprints to identify individuals, a statistician, and the founder of the eugenics movement. This text is a portrait of this Victorian polymath. English. Galton, Francis, 1822-1911. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79135218 Galton, Francis, 1822-1911 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJx4m4yBTTW7pgHGr7cdcP Geneticists England Biography. Eugenics History. Genetics History. Généticiens Angleterre Biographies. Eugénisme Histoire. Génétique Histoire. SCIENCE Life Sciences Genetics & Genomics. bisacsh Eugenics fast Geneticists fast Genetics fast England fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C Biographies fast History fast has work: A life of Sir Francis Galton (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGRfVkDT6GVtG86VjVdgmm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Gillham, Nicholas W. Life of Sir Francis Galton. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 0195143655 (DLC) 2001021612 (OCoLC)50418158 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151412 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Gillham, Nicholas W. A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / Preface; Prologue: Francis Galton in Perspective; I. ANTECEDENTS AND BEGINNINGS; 1 An Enviable Pedigree; 2 Metamorphosis: From Birth to Medical School; 3 A Poll Degree from Cambridge; 4 Drifting; II. GEOGRAPHY AND EXPLORATION; 5 South Africa; 6 Making Peace with Jonker Afrikaner; 7 Expedition to Ovampoland; 8 Fame and Marriage; 9 Riding High with the Royal Geographical Society; I. The Great Lakes of Africa; 10 Riding High with the Royal Geographical Society; II. Stanley Faces Off with the Geographers; 11 Weather Maps and the Anticyclone; III. THE TRIUMPH OF THE PEDIGREE. 12 Hereditary Talent and Character13 Gemmules, Rabbits, Germs, and Stirps; 14 Nature and Nurture; 15 Sweet Peas and Anthropometrics; 16 Probing the Mind; 17 Fingerprints; 18 The Birth of Biometrics; 19 Galton's Disciples; 20 Evolution by Jumps; 21 The Mendelians Trump the Biometricians; 22 The Triumph of the Pedigree: Eugenics; Epilogue: Out of Pandora's Box: The First International Congress of Eugenics; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. Galton, Francis, 1822-1911. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79135218 Galton, Francis, 1822-1911 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJx4m4yBTTW7pgHGr7cdcP Geneticists England Biography. Eugenics History. Genetics History. Généticiens Angleterre Biographies. Eugénisme Histoire. Génétique Histoire. SCIENCE Life Sciences Genetics & Genomics. bisacsh Eugenics fast Geneticists fast Genetics fast |
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| title | A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / |
| title_auth | A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / |
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| title_full | A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / Nicholas Wright Gillham. |
| title_fullStr | A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / Nicholas Wright Gillham. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / Nicholas Wright Gillham. |
| title_short | A life of Sir Francis Galton : |
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| title_sub | from African exploration to the birth of eugenics / |
| topic | Galton, Francis, 1822-1911. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79135218 Galton, Francis, 1822-1911 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJx4m4yBTTW7pgHGr7cdcP Geneticists England Biography. Eugenics History. Genetics History. Généticiens Angleterre Biographies. Eugénisme Histoire. Génétique Histoire. SCIENCE Life Sciences Genetics & Genomics. bisacsh Eugenics fast Geneticists fast Genetics fast |
| topic_facet | Galton, Francis, 1822-1911. Galton, Francis, 1822-1911 Geneticists England Biography. Eugenics History. Genetics History. Généticiens Angleterre Biographies. Eugénisme Histoire. Génétique Histoire. SCIENCE Life Sciences Genetics & Genomics. Eugenics Geneticists Genetics England Biographies History |
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