Francis Galton

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Polygon
gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:advocated_for quantitative research methods
scientific measurement of intelligence
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:born February 16, 1822
gptkbp:contributed_to psychometrics
anthropometry
gptkbp:contribution founder of psychometrics
pioneered the use of questionnaires
developed the concept of regression
introduced the term 'nature versus nurture'
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Galton_board
standard deviation
regression toward the mean
gptkbp:died January 17, 1911
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Medicine
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Chemistry
gptkb:Society_of_Arts
gptkb:British_Academy
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Music
gptkb:Royal_Statistical_Society
Royal Society of Painters
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:psychology
statistics
anthropometry
gptkbp:founded the field of eugenics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Galton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Karl_Pearson
gptkb:psychology
statistics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:forensic_science
behavioral genetics
modern statistics
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Karl_Pearson
gptkb:Sir_Francis_Galton
gptkb:Alfred_Russel_Wallace
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:William_Farr
gptkbp:known_for fingerprint analysis
eugenics
statistical correlation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_feature intelligence testing
nature versus nurture
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Statistician
gptkb:region
gptkb:psychology
gptkbp:popularized_by nature versus nurture
gptkbp:published gptkb:Hereditary_Genius
The English Men of Science
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Hereditary_Genius
gptkb:English_Men_of_Science
gptkb:The_Art_of_Travel
Natural Inheritance
The History of Twins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ISI_World_Statistics_Congress_1891
gptkb:The_Life_and_Letters_of_Charles_Darwin
gptkb:William_H._Darwin
gptkb:Justice_Society_of_America
gptkb:Karl_Pearson
gptkb:eugenics_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5