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RefNoMC/12/146
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TitleLetter from Francis Galton, 42 Rutland Gate, to [William Spottiswoode], President of the Royal Society
CreatorGalton; Sir; Francis (1822-1911); British statistician; human geneticist; eugenicist
Date1 February 1881
DescriptionRegarding the acceptance of a portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Galton lists all Fellows who subscribed to it.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/12/120
MC/12/121
MS/427/93
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7708Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist1822 - 1911
NA7690Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist1825 - 1883
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