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Also Known As	Sir Francis Galton
Born	February 16, 1822 • England
Died	January 17, 1911 (aged 88) • Haslemere • England
Awards And Honors	Copley Medal (1910)
Notable Works	“Hereditary Genius” • “Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development”
Subjects Of Study	human intelligence

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