Sir Francis Galton FRS FRAI (/ ˈɡɔːltən /; 16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era; his ideas later became the basis of …

Feb 12, 2026 · Sir Francis Galton, English explorer, anthropologist, and eugenicist known for his pioneering studies of human intelligence. In the 20th century Galton’s name became mainly …

Aug 2, 2025 · Francis Galton was a prominent polymath of the Victorian era who significantly shaped 19th-century science. His wide-ranging intellectual curiosity led him to apply scientific methods …

Apr 2, 2014 · Francis Galton was an English explorer and anthropologist best known for his research in eugenics and human intelligence. He was the first to study the effects of human selective mating.

Galton launched his scientific career with an expedition to tropical Africa and subsequent election to the Royal Geographical Society. Galton first described the anti-cyclone and pioneered the introduction of …

Francis Galton, influenced by the work of Charles Darwin and following research into the biographies and genealogies of 400 famous judges, statesmen, poets, painters, scientists and athletes, came to …

Francis Galton was a prominent Victorian polymath known for his pioneering work in statistics, psychology, and eugenics. Born into a family connected to notable figures like Charles Darwin, …

Jun 9, 2023 · Francis Galton did pioneering work in meteorology, psychology, statistics and biometrics. But today he is mainly remembered for promoting eugenics.

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Francis Galton was an English polymath, explorer, anthropologist and statistician. He invented the concept of "regression to the mean" and is famous -- or infamous -- as "the father of eugenics".