Legacies of Eugenics project

Karl Pearson 1957 Centenary Lectures
Eugenics (historical)

Karl Pearson Given Centenary Celebration at UCL, 1957

Karl Pearson (1857-1936) was given the centenary celebration at University College London in 1957. This was organised by his successor as Head of the Department of Statistics (and son), Professor Egon Pearson. The event included […]
Karl Pearson (1907) A First Study of the Statistics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Eugenics (historical)

Karl Pearson and the History of Eugenics at UCL

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and its sister institutions? George Forster investigates Karl Pearson (1907) A First Study of the Statistics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Studies in […]
Cyril Burt (1955) ‘The Meaning and Assessment of Intelligence’, The Eugenics Review, 47(2), pp. 81-91.
Eugenics (historical)

Cyril Burt in the History of Eugenics at UCL

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and its sister institutions? Beata Luchanskaya investigates Cyril Burt (1955) ‘The Meaning and Assessment of Intelligence’, The Eugenics Review, 47(2), pp. 81-91. […]
John Maynard Smith. 1937. Some economic consequences of a declining population, published in Eugenics Review 29(1): 13-17.
Eugenics (historical)

John Maynard Keynes in the History of Eugenics

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and sister institutions? Seth Jamieson investigates John Maynard Smith. 1937. Some economic consequences of a declining population, published in Eugenics Review 29(1): 13-17. […]
J.W. Brown, Major Greenwood, and Frances Wood (1920) The Fertility of the English Middle Classes. A Statistical Study. Eugenics Review 12(3): 158-211.
Eugenics (historical)

Major Greenwood in the History of Eugenics

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and its sister institutions? Zydon Patel investigates J.W. Brown, Major Greenwood, and Frances Wood (1920) The Fertility of the English Middle […]
Leonard Darwin (1928) What is Eugenics?
Eugenics (historical)

Leonard Darwin in the History of Eugenics

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and other London-based institutions? Su Cheng investigates Leonard Darwin’s (1928) What is Eugenics? Part A: Investigating the Author Two of the most […]
Flinders Petrie. 1907. Janus in Modern Life.
Eugenics (historical)

Flinders Petrie and History of Eugenics at UCL

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and its sister institutions? Tabea Winkler investigates Flinders Petrie. 1907. Janus in Modern Life, focusing on chapter 4, “Revolution or Evolution?”. […]
GALT364 on display in “We Are Not Alone” exhibition at Wiener Holocaust Library, September 2021. Close-up.
Blog

Charles Darwin’s Pedigree As Described By Karl Pearson

Charles Darwin’s pedigree was one of the premiere objects on display in the recent “We Are Not Alone” exhibition at Wiener Holocaust Library in September 2021, superbly curated by Professor Marius Turda. Darwin’s pedigree was present in the form of a large, framed genealogy – an item loaned from UCL Science Collections. It […]