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Francis Galton Centenary
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This year marks the centenary of the death of the great Victorian scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911). Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, and wildly eccentric, is a key and curious figure in the founding of modern statistics – and of several other sciences as well. We celebrate the life and achievements of an extraordinary man.
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Abstract
This year marks the centenary of the death of the great Victorian scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911).
Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, and wildly eccentric, is a key and curious figure in the founding of modern statistics – and of several other sciences as well.
We celebrate the life and achievements of an extraordinary man.
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