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Mendel’s name was not recognized as a prominent one 
in the annals of biological history until the re-discovery of his 
law in 1900; but now he is accorded high rank. It may be 
remarked in passing that the three leading names in the 
development of the theories of heredity are those of Mendel, 
Galton, and Weismann. 
Galton.—The application of statistical methods is well 
illustrated in the theories of Francis Galton (Fig. 96). This 
Fic. 96.—Francis GALTon, Born 1822. 
distinguished English statistician was bom in 1822, and is still 
living. He is the grandson of Dr. Erasmus Darwin and the 
cousin of Charles. After publishing books on his travels in 
Africa, he began the experimental study of heredity and, in 
1871, he read before the Royal Society of London a paper 
