Francis Galton

By Shelby.Harrison

  • Born at the Larches near Sparbrook, Birmingham

    At the Larches near Sparbrook, Birmingham

  • Accepted as a pupil at Birmingham General Hospital where he Graduated at the early age of 16.

    Asa pupil at Birmingham General Hospitale whre he Graduated at the early age of 16.

  • Undertook an exploration in South-West Africa.

  • Published 'Tropical South Africa'

  • Awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographic Society.

  • Published 'Heredity Genius'

  • Published 'English Men Of Science: Their Nature and Nuture'

  • "Finger Prints" found to be an ideal index of the personalilty indentity.

  • 'Inquires into Human Faculty and Its Development' was published

  • Anthropometric Laboratory was established

  • Published 'Natural Inheritance'

  • Founded the Eugenics Society of Great Britan

  • Knighted Sir Francis

  • Started a monthly journal called 'The Eugenics Review'

  • Died