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Leonard Darwin FRGS (15 January 1850 – 26 March 1943) was an English politician, economist and eugenicist. He was a son of the naturalist Charles Darwin, and also a mentor to Ronald Fisher, a statistician and evolutionary biologist. Biography. Leonard Darwin was born in 1850 at Down House, Kent, into the wealthy Darwin–Wedgwood family.
Nov 13, 2017 · Leonard Darwin (1850–1943) was the fourth son of Charles Darwin and a prolific photographer. He had a diverse career in engineering, politics, economics and eugenics, and was the president of the Eugenics Education Society for 17 years.
- Tim M Berra
- 2019
Jul 13, 2017 · Leonard Darwin (1850–1943) was the son of Charles Darwin and a prominent eugenicist who advocated for selective breeding of humans. He was influenced by Galton, Pearson and Fisher, and wrote a book on eugenic reform dedicated to his father.
- Tom Blaney
- 2019
views on education for the poor. …the British eugenicists, such as Leonard Darwin, son of Charles Darwin and president of the 1912 First International Congress of Eugenics, who publicly claimed that the poor were genetically inferior and that spending for their education was a waste of public funds.)
Leonard Darwin (1850–1943) was the fourth son and eighth of 10 children born to first cousins Charles and Emma (nee Wedgwood) Darwin.1 Leonard showed an early interest in photography and was encouraged by his father in this pursuit.
- Tim M Berra
- 2019
Leonard was the most widely travelled of the Darwin offspring. Upon returning to England, Leonard joined the Royal Geographical Society and was elected to its council in 1890. He became its President in 1908 and served until 1911.
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Sep 21, 2015 · This article explores the contribution of Leonard Darwin, the eighth child of Charles Darwin, to the assimilation of Mendelism into evolutionary theory. It analyses his correspondence with R. A. Fisher and his books and articles on topics such as natural selection, mutations, mimicry and genetic variability.
