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Sir Francis Galton

(1822-1911), Biostatistician, human geneticist and founder of the science of eugenics

Sitter in 15 portraits
Pioneered statistical methods in biology, anthropology, and psychology: influenced by Darwin, his cousin, proposed that the human species could be improved by means of selected parenthood. Eugenics, as he called it, enjoyed wide currency around 1900 but was discredited after the rise and fall of Nazism.

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Sir Francis Galton, by Octavius Oakley - NPG 3923

Sir Francis Galton

by Octavius Oakley
watercolour, 1840
NPG 3923

Sir Francis Galton, by Gustav Graef - NPG 1997

Sir Francis Galton

by Gustav Graef
oil on panel, 1882
NPG 1997

Sir Francis Galton, by Janet Caroline Fisher - NPG 3095

Sir Francis Galton

by Janet Caroline Fisher
chalk
NPG 3095

Sir Francis Galton, by Charles Wellington Furse - NPG 3916

Sir Francis Galton

by Charles Wellington Furse
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 3916

Sir Francis Galton, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x13287

Sir Francis Galton

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print on photographer's card, late 1850s
NPG x13287

Sir Francis Galton, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax18341

Sir Francis Galton

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18341

Sir Francis Galton, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax54893

Sir Francis Galton

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 11 July 1861
NPG Ax54893

Sir Francis Galton, by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant) - NPG x19814

Sir Francis Galton

by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 1890s
NPG x19814

Sir Francis Galton, by Graham's Art Studios - NPG x14369

Sir Francis Galton

by Graham's Art Studios
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x14369

Sir Francis Galton, by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant) - NPG x19815

Sir Francis Galton

by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 1890s
NPG x19815

Sir Francis Galton, by Unknown photographer - NPG x14371

Sir Francis Galton

by Unknown photographer
snapshot print, circa 1905
NPG x14371

Karl Pearson; Sir Francis Galton, by Unknown photographer - NPG x27773

Karl Pearson; Sir Francis Galton

by Unknown photographer
bromide print photomontage
NPG x27773

Sir Francis Galton, by Francis Smyth Baden-Powell - NPG D425

Sir Francis Galton

by Francis Smyth Baden-Powell
silhouette, 1890s
NPG D425

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Sir Francis Galton

by Unknown photographer
carbon print, 1886
NPG x18507

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Sir Francis Galton

by Unknown photographer
snapshot print
NPG x14370

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Chris Holligan

31 October 2017, 21:06

He was visited by government officials interested in using finger prints in connection with the issue of the Habitual Criminal - They left his lab having formed a good impression.
The source is a House of Commons inquiry signed off by H.H. Asquith. circa,. 1880.