Galton

[ gawl-tn ]

noun

1. Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.

Galton

/ ˈɡɔːltən /

noun

1. GaltonSir Francis18221911MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerSCIENCE: scientist Sir Francis. 1822–1911, English explorer and scientist, a cousin of Charles Darwin, noted for his researches in heredity, meteorology, and statistics. He founded the study of eugenics and the theory of anticyclones

Other Words From

• Gal·to·ni·an [gawl-, toh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

Both Facebook and Twitter have recently launched crowdsourced fact-checking products, hoping to harness the power of the masses Galton discovered at that county fair.

From Time

To Galton’s surprise, while the guesses of the individual attendees varied wildly, the average of the crowd’s guesses was just one pound away from the true weight of the ox—closer than the closest individual’s.

From Time

After Galton and Adler, the idea that family position affects personality has been subjected to many a scientific test.

From Time

Galton’s observation was the first in a long line of scientific and pseudoscientific publications on the birth-order effect.

From Time

Galton and Eliot remained, but they, like Darwin, departed unconverted.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Galton first took up the subject of the transmissibility of intellectual gifts in his 'Hereditary Genius' .

From Project Gutenberg

This name was proposed by Galton in 1863, and means the opposite of cyclone.

From Project Gutenberg

But Galton's theory was a "Theory of Heredity," and nothing more.

From Project Gutenberg

A few minutes afterwards Mrs. Galton offered her the treasurership.

From Project Gutenberg

Galton also draws many of the same conclusions from his theory.

From Project Gutenberg