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British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
Sir Francis Galton (/ˈɡɔːltən/; 16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era; his
Francis_Galton
English footballer
Leah Danielle Galton (born 24 May 1994) is an English footballer who most recently played as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United
Leah_Galton
Device invented by Francis Galton
The Galton board, also known as the Galton box or quincunx or bean machine (or incorrectly Dalton board), is a device invented by Francis Galton to demonstrate
Galton_board
English chef
Galton Blackiston is an English chef, born in Norfolk. The restaurant of his hotel, Morston Hall in Morston, is Michelin starred and has 4 AA Rosettes
Galton_Blackiston
English comedy scriptwriters
Galton and Simpson were a British comedy scriptwriting duo, who wrote for radio, television and film, consisting of Ray Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October
Galton_and_Simpson
Probability distribution
distribution is occasionally referred to as the Galton distribution or Galton's distribution, after Francis Galton. The log-normal distribution has also been
Log-normal_distribution
Name list
Galton is a surname and occasionally a given name. Notable people with the name include: Dorothy Galton (1901–1992), British university administrator
Galton_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Galton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Francis Galton (1822–1911) was an English Victorian polymath. Galton may also refer to: Galton (name)
Galton_(disambiguation)
Model for the extinction of family names
The Galton–Watson process, also called the Bienaymé-Galton–Watson process or the Galton-Watson branching process, is a branching stochastic process arising
Galton–Watson_process
Cast-iron bridge in West Midlands, England
The Galton Bridge is a cast-iron bridge in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Opened in 1829 as a road bridge, the structure
Galton_Bridge
British screenwriter (1930–2018)
Raymond Percy Galton (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson
Ray_Galton
British eugenics laboratory
The Galton Laboratory of National Eugenics was a laboratory established for the research of eugenics, later for the study of biometry and statistics, and
Galton_Laboratory
American screenwriter (1905–1976)
James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Thirty Seconds
Dalton_Trumbo
Topics referred to by the same term
Samuel Galton may refer to: Samuel Galton Jr., arms manufacturer Samuel Tertius Galton, businessman and scientist, son of the above This disambiguation
Samuel_Galton
Residential area of Smethwick, West Midlands, England
Galton Village is a residential area of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It takes its name from the iconic Galton Bridge that was named after local
Galton_Village
1959 novel
The Galton Case is the eighth novel in the Lew Archer series by American writer Ross Macdonald. It was published in the US in 1959 by Knopf and in 1960
The_Galton_Case
British vertebrate paleontologist (born 1942)
Peter Malcolm Galton (born 14 March 1942 in London) is a British vertebrate paleontologist who has to date written or co-written about 190 papers in scientific
Peter_Galton
Canal in the United Kingdom
Galton's Canal was a 1-mile 3 furlong (2.2 km) canal with one lock, crossing Westhay Moor in Somerset, England, and connecting the River Brue to the North
Galton's_Canal
English eugenicist and polymath (1857–1936)
scientific racism. Pearson was a protégé and biographer of Sir Francis Galton. He edited and completed both William Kingdon Clifford's Common Sense of
Karl_Pearson
Galton Junction is a minor junction on the United Kingdom's West Coast Main Line's Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line. With Smethwick Junction, it allows northbound
Galton_Junction
British businessman and scientist (1783 - 1844)
Samuel Tertius Galton (23 March 1783 – 23 October 1844) was a British businessman and scientist. He was the son of Samuel "John" Galton, a prominent member
Samuel_Tertius_Galton
English political writer and journalist
Frank Wallace Galton (2 November 1867 – 9 April 1952), sometimes known as Frank Wallis Galton, was an English political writer and journalist who was
Frank_Wallace_Galton
English arms manufacturer (1753–1823
Samuel John Galton Jr. FRS (18 June 1753 – 19 June 1832) was an English arms manufacturer. He was born in Duddeston, Birmingham, England, into a Quaker
Samuel_Galton_Jr.
Effort to improve purported human genetic quality
Retrieved 11 April 2012. "Correspondence between Francis Galton and Charles Darwin". Galton.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved
Eugenics
British physician and researcher (1937–2024)
David Jeremy Galton (2 May 1937 – 30 January 2024) was a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics and metabolic disease, primarily the hyperlipidemias
David_J._Galton
Prominent English families
Francis Galton was also notable). Theodore Galton (1784–1810) Adele Galton (1784–1869) married John Kaye Booth, d.s.p. Hubert John Barclay Galton (1789–1864)
Darwin–Wedgwood_family
Ultrasonic whistle for animals
A dog whistle (also known as silent whistle or Galton's whistle) is a type of whistle that emits sound in the ultrasonic range, which humans cannot hear
Dog_whistle
British engineer
Sir Douglas Strutt Galton KCB MStJ FRS (2 July 1822 – 18 March 1899) was a British engineer. He became a captain in the Royal Engineers and Secretary to
Douglas_Galton
British physicist (1887–1962)
Sir Charles Galton Darwin KBE MC FRS (19 December 1887 – 31 December 1962) was an English physicist who served as director of the National Physical Laboratory
Charles_Galton_Darwin
English singer and actress (1849–1918)
Susan Galton (1849–1918) was a British actress and operatic soprano. She was the niece of fellow soprano Louisa Pyne. Galton made her stage debut in December
Susan_Galton
Canal museum in Smethwick, England
Galton Valley Canal Museum is a small museum, located in Smethwick, England, on the border with Birmingham and alongside the BCN Main Line canals. The
Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre
Galton_Valley_Canal_Heritage_Centre
1964 British comedy film by Duncan Wood
Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker. The screenplay was by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Hemel Pike and his cousin Ronnie are two boatmen operating
The_Bargee
British writer
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (née Galton, 25 November 1778 – 29 August 1856) was a British writer in the anti-slavery movement. Born in Five Ways, Birmingham
Mary_Anne_Schimmelpenninck
British television comedy series (1996–1997)
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... is a British comedy television show that ran from 26 January 1996 to 21 October 1997. It stars Paul Merton, re-performing
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...
Paul_Merton_in_Galton_and_Simpson's...
British physician
David Abraham Goitein Galton CBE FRCP (1922-2006) was a British physician, specialising in haematology. Galton was born on 1 March 1922 in London, the
David_Galton
British lawyer and diplomat (1929–1992)
Henry Galton Darwin CMG (6 November 1929 – 17 September 1992) was a British lawyer and diplomat specialising in international law. Darwin was born in Edinburgh
Henry_Darwin
British university administrator
Dorothy Constance Galton (14 October 1901 – 27 August 1992) was a British university administrator who was suspected by the British security services of
Dorothy_Galton
Eugenic experiments in 19th-century United States
Noyes coined the term two decades before Francis Galton created the term "eugenics". In 1904, Galton claimed that he had first come up with the term and
Oneida_stirpiculture
British learned society for scholar-activism regarding genetics
the professional class and included eminent scientists such as Francis Galton. The Society engaged in advocacy and research to further their eugenic goals
Adelphi_Genetics_Forum
British screenwriter (1929–2017)
scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom
Alan_Simpson_(scriptwriter)
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
a complicated taxonomic history, largely the work of Marsh and Peter M. Galton, involving the genera Laosaurus, Hallopus, Drinker, Othnielia, and Othnielosaurus
Nanosaurus
Public university in London, England
in the UK, funded by the Ramsay Memorial Fund, in 1923. In 1904, Francis Galton donated £1,000 to the University of London for a eugenics laboratory; this
University_College_London
American business executive (1924–2017)
Galton (/ˈɡɔːltən/; November 1, 1924 – June 12, 2017) was an American business executive who was the president of Marvel Entertainment Group. Galton grew
Jim_Galton
Galton's technique for creating a generic image of all members of a photographed group
known as composite photographs) is a technique invented by Sir Francis Galton in the 1880s after a suggestion by Herbert Spencer for registering photographs
Composite_portrait
Railway station in Smethwick, England
Smethwick Galton Bridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two
Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station
Smethwick_Galton_Bridge_railway_station
Inability to picture something in one's mind
extremely vivid mental imagery. The phenomenon was first described by Francis Galton in 1880, but it has remained relatively unstudied until recently. Interest
Aphantasia
Episode list
Steptoerai" being co-directed by Mike Crisp). All episodes were written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. As of 2023 the entire run (including the pilot episode
List of Steptoe and Son episodes
List_of_Steptoe_and_Son_episodes
English comedian and actor (1924–1968)
Donor" and "The Radio Ham"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career declined. Across his career
Tony_Hancock
Exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality
inherited from ancestors, Galton did a study of families of eminent people in Britain, publishing it in 1869 as Hereditary Genius. Galton's ideas were elaborated
Genius
1988 British TV series or programme
of Carl Galton (Iain Glen), the enterprising leader of a criminal gang running a protection racket in North London. Young and ambitious, Galton represents
The_Fear_(1988_TV_series)
Short story by L. Sprague de Camp
"The Galton Whistle" is a science fiction short story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, a story in his Viagens Interplanetarias series. It is the
The_Galton_Whistle
British TV sitcom (1962–1974)
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in 26a Oil Drum Lane, a fictional
Steptoe_and_Son
Statistical phenomenon
by Sir Francis Galton during the late 19th century with the publication of Regression towards mediocrity in hereditary stature. Galton observed that extreme
Regression_toward_the_mean
English-born American actress (1845–1936)
Blanche Galton Whiffen, known on stage as Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, (born Blanche Galton, March 12, 1845 – November 26, 1936) was an English-born American
Blanche_Whiffen
Problem of drawing inferences from cross-cultural data
Phylogenetic autocorrelation, also known as Galton's problem after Sir Francis Galton who described it, is the problem of drawing inferences from cross-cultural
Phylogenetic_autocorrelation
British mathematician (1878–1954)
biometrician, statistician and eugenics researcher who worked with Francis Galton and Karl Pearson. Ethel Mary Elderton was born on 31 December 1878 in Fulham
Ethel_M._Elderton
Daughter". Galton (1811–1904) was the fourth child of Samuel Tertius Galton and an elder sister of the eminent Victorian scientist Francis Galton. In writing
Emma_Sophia_Galton
American writer (1915–1983)
People Die, and The Barbarous Coast. Archer at Large – 1970 includes The Galton Case, The Chill, and Black Money. Archer in Jeopardy – 1979 includes The
Ross_Macdonald
British nurse, writer and singer
Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton Gascoigne CBE DStJ (2 March 1859 – 2 July 1949), was a British nurse, writer, and singer. She was appointed Commander Order
Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton Gascoigne
Laura_Gwendolen_Douglas_Galton_Gascoigne
1979 British short comedy film
by Ian MacNaughton and starring Leonard Rossiter. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson based on the life of Le Pétomane, the stage name of the
Le_Pétomane_(film)
American geneticist (1932–2018)
research, he is known for his 2001 biography of Francis Galton, A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics. Gillham
Nicholas_Gillham
British comedy by Silvio Narizzano
Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo O'Shea and Roy Holder. The screenplay was by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson based on the 1965 play Loot by Joe Orton. It was entered
Loot_(1970_film)
Annual conference in Acapulco, Mexico
fugitive from American drug charges, Shane Cress, using the pseudonym John Galton, was shot and killed at his home in Acapulco. Guthrie, Amy. "Anarchy, Bitcoin
Anarchapulco
2004 book by James Surowiecki
primarily economics and psychology. The opening anecdote relates Francis Galton's surprise that the crowd at a county fair accurately guessed the weight
The_Wisdom_of_Crowds
1869 book by Francis Galton
Genius: An Inquiry Into Its Laws and Consequences is a book by Francis Galton about the genetic inheritance of intelligence. It was first published in
Hereditary_Genius
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
of 1974 by Galton, in which he extrapolated a length of 2.28 m (7.5 ft) based on specimen BMNH R 167, a thigh bone. However, in 2009, Galton concluded
Hypsilophodon
A. S. Byatt novel
unpublished research about real historical figures Carl Linnaeus, Francis Galton and Henrik Ibsen. In the book, Byatt combines facts with fiction when recounting
The_Biographer's_Tale
(1857–1936) marked the beginning of a lifelong professional association with the Galton Laboratory for National Eugenics (renamed the Department of Human Genetics
Julia_Bell_(geneticist)
British TV producer, director, writer (1925–1997)
Steptoe and Son for most of its run, created by Hancock's former writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. From 1970 to 1973, Wood was the BBC's Head of Comedy.
Duncan_Wood
1961 British film by Robert Day
directed by Robert Day and starring Tony Hancock. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film concerns the clash between bourgeois and bohemian
The_Rebel_(1961_film)
British state-owned train operating company
Kidsgrove Alsager Birmingham New Street – Liverpool Lime Street 1 Smethwick Galton Bridge Wolverhampton Penkridge Stafford Crewe Winsford Hartford Acton Bridge
West_Midlands_Trains
Manchester United Women 2026–27 football season
Liverpool next season". instagram.com. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026. "Galton to leave United Women this summer". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 29 April
2026–27 Manchester United W.F.C. season
2026–27_Manchester_United_W.F.C._season
1973 British TV series
sitcom broadcast on BBC1 in September and October 1973. Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the series starred Leslie Phillips as wealthy womaniser
Casanova_'73
Town in West Midlands, England
the land of the local businessman Samuel Galton and thus this cutting created the Galton Valley and Galton Bridge was named in his honour. The bridge
Smethwick
Concept of superiority
e., geniuses, become according to Galton the "eminent" achievers of their generation. To prove this thesis Galton collected data showing that genius
Greatness
Pseudoscientific justification for racism
and historian Michel Foucault has called state racism. In 1869, Francis Galton (1822–1911) proposed the first social measures meant to preserve or enhance
Scientific_racism
Genus of Late Jurassic armored dinosaur
have considered Hypsirhophus to be a synonym of Stegosaurus, though Peter Galton (2010) suggested that it is distinct based on differences in the vertebrae
Stegosaurus
British medical geneticist
work on the genetics of intellectual disability. Penrose was initially the Galton professor of eugenics (1945–1963) at University College London, before having
Lionel_Penrose
History of efforts to improve human genetic quality
"regression towards the mean". (Incidentally, Galton also coined the phrase "nature versus nurture".) Galton first sketched out his theory in the 1865 article
History_of_eugenics
Score from a test designed to assess intelligence
estimation in the classification procedure. The English statistician Francis Galton (1822–1911) made the first attempt at creating a standardized test for rating
Intelligence_quotient
Fictional character
to save from disaster. This use of Greek drama was deliberate, as in The Galton Case (1959) being based on a loose interpretation of the Oedipus myth. Tom
Lew_Archer
Long-standing debate in biology and society
phrase in its modern sense was popularized by the Victorian polymath Francis Galton, the modern founder of eugenics and behavioral genetics when he was discussing
Nature_versus_nurture
Mental map of numbers
individuals. Number forms were first documented and named in 1881 by Sir Francis Galton in his The Visions of Sane Persons. Later research has identified them as
Number_form
British Columbia-Alberta-Montana borders east of the Flathead River, the Galton Range in British Columbia and Montana on the west side of the Wigwam River
Border Ranges (Rocky Mountains)
Border_Ranges_(Rocky_Mountains)
Scottish civil engineer (1757–1834)
Telford's death, in January 1835. At the time of its construction in 1829, Galton Bridge was the longest single span in the world. Telford surveyed and planned
Thomas_Telford
writers' agency; Milligan then approached rising comedy writing partners Ray Galton and Alan Simpson with the proposal. Taking vacant space above Sykes's office
Associated_London_Scripts
Extinct clade of armored dinosaurs
first exact clade definition of Stegosauria was given by Peter Malcolm Galton in 1997: all thyreophoran Ornithischia more closely related to Stegosaurus
Stegosauria
Historic district of Birmingham, England
decades had secured the investments of Samuel Galton senior (great-grandfather of Sir Francis Galton). Galton eventually took charge of the Birmingham branch
Gun_Quarter
Research paradigm in behavioural genetics
he thought contained determinants (genes). The English polymath Francis Galton, supposing that undesirable traits such as club foot and criminality were
Biological_determinism
Extinct species of reptile
during an allied bombing of Le Havre in 1944. The species was by Peter Galton considered a junior synonym of Omosaurus armatus in 1991. Even as the last
Dacentrurus
History of measurements of humans
the partial adoption of the system of finger prints suggested by Francis Galton, then in use in Bengal, where measurements were abandoned in 1897 after
History_of_anthropometry
English comedian (1958–2014)
Umansky 2009 I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds Galton and Simpson Radio comedy for BBC Radio 2 as part of Galton and Simpson's Half Hour 2010 Cutey and the
Rik_Mayall
5th episode of the 7th series of Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock. First transmitted on 23 June 1961, the show was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and was produced by Duncan Wood. Supporting Hancock were
The_Blood_Donor
1961–1975 British television series
the prompting of Tom Sloan, Head of BBC Light Entertainment at the time. Galton and Simpson were no longer writing for Tony Hancock and Sloan asked them
Comedy_Playhouse
Theory and technique of psychological measurement
stimulated Galton's interest in the study of human beings and how they differ one from another and how to measure those differences. Galton wrote a book
Psychometrics
English actress (born 1995)
"New Line's 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Adds Ben Hardy & Mia Tomlinson". Galton, Bridget (2 November 2021). "Funny girls Joan and Barbra take Highgate by
Mia_Tomlinson
Independent school in Wardour , Wiltshire, England
Canada[citation needed] Melanie McFadyean (1950–2023), journalist and lecturer Betty Galton, the founding headmistress of Cranborne Chase School, died in December 2005
Cranborne_Chase_School
Book by Derek J. de Solla Price
first narrating some peculiar contributions to statistics made by Francis Galton. His overall goal is to further the possibility of applying scientific methods
Little_Science,_Big_Science
British actor (1924–2022)
writing team Galton and Simpson; "Impasse", broadcast as part of Comedy Playhouse in 1963, and "The Suit", a 1969 episode of The Galton & Simpson Comedy
Leslie_Phillips
Set of nine carved stones in Queslett, England
design Erasmus Darwin: portrait and design for horizontal windmill Samuel Galton: colour wheel William Murdock: steam road locomotive Matthew Boulton: medal
Lunar_Society_Moonstones
GALTON
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Dorset named Galton.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Town on the High Ground; Owner of a Rented Estate
Boy/Male
English
From the town on the high ground.
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