I?esume of the Life and Lahoura of Francis (ialton xxi 



Age Years 



48 Heredity: Anthropometry ... ... ... ... ... 1870 onwards 



52 Enyliah Men of Science, their Nature ami Niirture ... ... 1874 



54 Heredity: Psychoiuotry ... ... ... ... ... ... 187G onwards 



56 Portraiture work ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1878onward.s 



61 Human Faetdty ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1883 



6G Personal Identification (arising from inquiry as to permanency 



of characters). Finger-jirints ... ... ... ... 1888 onwards 



67 Natural Inlieritance ... ... ... ... ... ... 1889 



[Correlation and its application.s. Tliis was tlie starting-point 

 of the Biometric Schoo!. 

 72 First academic Lectures on Variation and Correlation accom- 



])anied hy Lalioratory work started at University College — 

 October 1894. Start of BioniPtric Laboratory' ... ... 1894] 



74 Measurement of Plants and .\nimals Committee, Royal Society 1896 



67,77 Law of Ancestral Heredity (1889)1897 



79 Jliometrika founded. Galton writes a preface and becomes con- 

 sulting Editor 1901 



79—89 Eugenics movement 1901—1911 



82 Research Fellowship in Eugenics in University of London. 



"Eugenics Office" .' 1904 



85 Transformation of "Eugenics Office" into the "Eugenics Labora- 



tory" and its association with the Biometric Laboratory 1907 



89 Death and by bequest Foundation of the Galton Professorship 



and Endowment of the Laboratory of Eugenics in the 

 University of London ... ... ... ... ... 1911 



Chief Posts and Honours 



Royal Geographical Society, Gold Medal (Member of Council for many 



years) 1853 

 Fellow of the Royal Societ,/ (Gold Medal, 1886; Darwin Medal, 1902; 



Copley Medal, 1910; Member of Council, 1865-6, 70-2, 76-7, 82-4) 1856 

 British Association (Sectional President, three times. Geography 1872, 



Anthropology 1877, 1885, and General Secretary 1863-7, Member 



of Council ; twice asked to be President) 

 Member of Meteorological Committee (Council) ... ... ... ... 1868 — -1901 



Chairman of the Kew Observatory Committee ... ... ... ... 1889 — 1901 



Anthropological Institute (President, 1885-9; Huxley Medal, 1901) 



Linnaean Society, Darwin-Wallace Medal ... ... ... ... ... 1908 



Cambridge: Rede Lecturer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1884 



Honorary D.Sc. 1895 



„ Honorary Fellow of Trinity College 1902 



Oxford: Honorary D.C.L 1894 



„ Herbert Spencer Lecturer... ... ... ... ... ... 1907 



' The Laboratory existed from this date ; the name Biometric was given to it after tlie naming 

 in November lyOO of Biovietrika, when the terra Biometry was invented, see Life of Weldon, 

 Biometrika, vol. v, p. 35. 



