francis galton

1. 1.

   English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)

   SynonymsGaltonSir Francis Galton

   Broaderscientist

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What does francis galton mean?

francis galton means "English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)".

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Close synonyms include Galton, Sir Francis Galton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.