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Sir Francis Galton

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Profession
Mathematician
Died
Jan 17, 1911
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
England
About
English Victorian polymath who created the statistical concept of correlation and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on communities. He wrote over 340 books and papers and his 1869 book Hereditary Genius was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness.
Family
He got married to Louisa Jane Butler on August 1, 1853.

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