Quote by: Francis Galton

Exercising the right of occasional suppression and slight modification, it is truly absurd to see how plastic a limited number of observations become, in the hands of men with preconceived ideas.


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  • NameFrancis Galton
  • DescriptionBritish polymath: geographer, statistician, pioneer in eugenics
  • AliasesSir Francis Galton
  • BornFebruary 16, 1822
  • DiedJanuary 17, 1911
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionMathematician; Explorer; Anthropologist; Geneticist; Psychologist; Author; Scientist; Meteorologist; Statistician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Knight Bachelor