Galton

American  

[gawl-tn] / ˈgɔl tn /

noun

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

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Galton British  

/ ˈɡɔːltən /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

• Galtonian
  adjective

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Galton

Galton was largely self-educated, an odd man who studied fingerprints and claimed to have proved through testing that praying doesn’t help matters.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

It’s a term coined by Charles Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton in 1883, though understanding the structure of the human genome came much later.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

The term “eugenics” was coined in 1883 by Francis Galton, who aimed to apply the findings of his cousin, Charles Darwin, to better society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

Villa's evening got worse when Leah Galton added a fourth goal, and though substitute Ebony Salmon provided a threat, it was too late to make a dent.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

Galton was inspired by Quetelet’s measurements and ventured deeper into the measurement of human variance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee