Hereditary Genius

by Francis Galton

Overview

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783385230620
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	11/20/2023
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), was an English Victorian polymath, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, pyschometrician, statistician and founder of the science of eugenics. He was knighted in 1909.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the original edition	23
	Prefatory chapter to the edition of 1892	25
I.	Treatment of the Problem
	Introductory Chapter	45
	Classification of Men According to Their Reputation	49
	Classification of Men According to Their Natural Gifts	56
	Comparison of the Two Classifications	77
	Notation	89
II.	Records of Families
	The Judges of England Between 1660 and 1865	95
	Statesmen	149
	English Peerages, Their Influence upon Race	177
	Commanders	188
	Literary Men	216
	Men of Science	243
	Poets	276
	Musicians	291
	Painters	301
	Divines	312
	Senior Classics of Cambridge	353
	Oarsmen	359
	Wrestlers of the North Country	366
III.	Conclusions: Heredity and Evolution
	Comparison of Results	373
	The Comparative Worth of Different Races	392
	Influences that Affect the Natural Ability of Nations	405
	General Considerations	416
	Appendix	429
	Index	437