Sir Francis Galton, 1822-1911, explorer, statistician, founder of eugenics, lived here for fifty years.
SW7, Rutland Gate, 42
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Francis Galton
Biostatistician, human geneticist and eugenicist. Born at The Larches, Sparkb...
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William Makepeace Thackeray, (1811-1863), novelist, lived here, 1854-1862. L.C.C.
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Civil engineer. Eight years working in Australia. Director of Highways and Transportation at the GLC 1964-67. President of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1990. Died Devon.
Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Transport, Australia
For 20 years vice-consul of the United States.
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