Charles B. Davenport

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associated_with American Breeders' Association
gptkbp:birth_date 1866-06-01
gptkbp:contribution research on heredity
advocacy for eugenic sterilization laws
advocacy for eugenics in education
advocacy for eugenics in public policy
advocacy for eugenics in reproductive rights.
advocacy for racial purity
advocacy for sterilization laws
advocacy for the use of eugenics in public health
analysis of family traits
development of eugenics education programs
development of eugenics policies
influence on public policy regarding reproduction
influence on the field of human genetics
involvement in the American Eugenics Society
involvement in the eugenics movement
promotion of selective breeding
publications on human genetics
research on human intelligence
research on the genetics of addiction
research on the genetics of disease susceptibility
research on the genetics of obesity
research on the genetics of personality traits
research on the genetics of physical traits
research on the heritability of intelligence
research on the inheritance of mental disorders
study of immigration and its effects on society
study of the genetics of criminal behavior
study of the genetics of mental health disorders
study of the heritability of social behaviors
study of the impact of heredity on behavior
study of the role of genetics in social issues
advocacy for immigration restrictions based on eugenics
study of the relationship between genetics and environment
establishment of eugenics as a scientific discipline
gptkbp:death_date 1944-02-18
gptkbp:field eugenics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Genetics
population genetics
anthropometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles B. Davenport
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Madison_Grant
gptkb:Harry_H._Laughlin
gptkb:Charles_E._Merriam
Lothrop Stoddard
H. H. Laughlin
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Francis_Galton
gptkbp:known_for founding the Eugenics Record Office
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_feature eugenics as a means of improving human populations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Biology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cold_Spring_Harbor,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Davenport
gptkbp:work Eugenics: The Science of Human Improvement
The Biological Basis of Human Behavior
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Davenport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6