Francis Galton

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Francis Galton - 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)

Galton, Sir Francis Galton

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Galton Sir Francis Galton			This was proven by Francis Galton and he found out that the fingerprints are only destroyed after the decomposition of a dead person. The Use of Fingerprints by Barry Snyder / Law community It was during this time that pioneers such as Sir Francis Galton and Edward Henry contributed to the development of modern fingerprint identification, which became the linchpin of investigations. Forensics: from its esoteric history to the streets of Baghdad by Collins, Pamela M. / Military Police In the year 1886, Sir Francis Galton, a Victorian scientist, developed a technique to predict the height of children. Victorian era scientist's 'height predictor' rule still most accurate by Asian News International			Frances Wright Francesca Francesca da Rimini Francesco della Rovere Francesco Petrarca Franche-Comte Franche-Comté franchise franchise tax franchisee Franchisement franchiser franchising franchisor Francic Francis Francis Albert Sinatra Francis Bacon Francis Beaumont Francis Crick Francis Drake Francis Edgar Stanley Francis Everett Townsend Francis Ferdinand Francis Ford Coppola Francis Galton Francis Henry Compton Crick Francis Hopkinson Francis I Francis II Francis Joseph Francis Joseph I Francis of Assisi Francis of Sales Francis Peyton Rous Francis Poulenc Francis Richard Stockton Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Francis turbine Francis Turner Palgrave Francis Xavier Franciscan Franciscan Brothers Franciscan Nuns Franciscan order Franciscan Tertiaries Francisco de Goya Francisco Fernandez Cordoba Francisco Fernandez de Cordova Francisco Franco			Francis Brett Harte Francis Burt Law Education Centre Francis C. Crick Francis Castelnau Francis Cauffman Foley Hoffmann Architects, Ltd. Francis Channing Barlow Francis Coppola Francis Coppola Francis Crick Francis Crick Francis de Sales Francis de Sales Francis de Sales, Saint Francis Douce Francis Douglas Memorial College Francis Drake Francis Drake Francis Drake, the Voyages of Francis Drake, the Voyages of Francis Edgar Stanley Francis Edgeworth Francis Edward Clark Francis Everett Townsend Francis Ferdinand Francis Ferdinand Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Presents Francis formula Francis Galton Francis Glisson Francis Granger Middle School Francis H.C. Crick Francis Harry Compton Crick Francis Harry Compton Crick Francis Henry Compton Crick Francis Herbert Bradley Francis Hodgson Burnett Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hotman Francis House of Prayer Francis Howell Central High School Francis Howell High School Francis Howell Middle School Francis Howell School District Francis Howell Union Francis Hutcheson Francis I Francis I Francis I of France Francis II Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis Jammes Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc Francis John Welsh Whipple

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