Hereditary genius : an inquiry into its laws and consequences / Francis Galton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galton, Francis, 1822-1911, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genius.

Heredity, Human.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 379 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Hereditary genius

Place of Publication:

London : Macmillan and Company, 1869.

Summary:

Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, had a curiosity about everything and attempted to quantify and measure wherever he went. After reading Darwin's "Origin of the Species" in 1865, the study of heredity became his overriding interest. He strongly believed that the laws of heredity should take mathematical form, so began a quantitative study of hereditary talent. This study convinced him that man's talent and character are inherited and that by proper planning man can direct his own evolution.

Contents:

CLASSIFICATION OF MEN ACCORDING TO THEIR REPUTATION

CLASSIFICATION OF MEN ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURAL GIFTS

COMPARISON OF THE TWO CLASSIFICATIONS

NOTATION

STATESMEN

ENGLISH PEERAGES THEIR INFLUENCE UPON RACE

COMMANDERS

LITERARY MEN

MEN OF SCIENCE

POETS

MUSICIANS

PAINTERS

DIVINES

SENIOR CLASSICS OF CAMBRIDGE

OARSMEN

WRESTLERS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY

THE COMPARATIVE WORTH OF DIFFERENT RACES

INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT THE NATURAL ABILITY OF NATIONS

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

APPENDIX

INDEX.

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