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Heron (1910) The Influence of Defective Physique and Unfavourable Home Environment on the Intelligence of School Children

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 8: Heron, David. 1910. The Influence of Defective Physique and Unfavourable Home Environment on the Intelligence of School Children, Being a Statistical Examination of the London County Council Pioneer School Survey (London: […]

Barrington and Pearson (1909) A First Study of the Inheritance of Vision and of the Relative Influence of Heredity and Environment on Sight

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 5: Barrington, Amy and Pearson, Karl. 1909. A First Study of the Inheritance of Vision and of the Relative Influence of Heredity and Environment on Sight (London: Dulau and Co.). Eugenics Laboratory […]

Elderton (1907) On the Measure of the Resemblance of First Cousins

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 4: Elderton, Ethel Mary. Assisted by Karl Pearson. 1907. On the Measure of the Resemblance of First Cousins (London: Dulau and Co.). 53 pp. Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 4

Schuster (1907) The Promise of Youth and the Performance of Manhood

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 3: Schuster, Edgar. 1907. The Promise of Youth and the Performance of Manhood, being a Statistical Inquiry into the Question Whether Success in the Examination for the B.A. Degree at Oxford is […]

Heron (1907) A First Study of the Statistics of Insanity and the Inheritance of the Insane Diathesis

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 2: Heron, David. 1907. A First Study of the Statistics of Insanity and the Inheritance of the Insane Diathesis (London: Dulau and Co.). Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 2

Schuster and Elderton (1907) The Inheritance of Ability

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 1: Schuster, Edgar and Elderton, Ethel Mary. 1907. The Inheritance of Ability: Being a Statistical Study of the Oxford Class Lists and of the School Lists of Harrow and Charterhouse (London: Dulau and […]

G. K. Chesterton. 1922. What is Eugenics? essay

G.K. Chesterton’s essay “What Is Eugenics?” (1922)

G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a well-known essayist in Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a critic of eugenics, as well as a critic of many other issues. Chesterton’s essay, “What […]

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Columbia Biological Series, 1894-1974

The Columbia Biological Series (1894-1974) was produced by the Department of Biology (later Zoology) of Columbia University, New York, and spanned a wide range of topics within the biological sciences. This paper provides a bibliography […]

Albert Edward Wiggam 1927 Shall I Marry This Man?

Albert Edward Wiggam’s 1927 “Shall I Marry This Man?”

Albert Edward Wiggam (1871-1957) was an American psychologist and populariser of eugenics. He was called “one of the most influential promoters of eugenic thought”. He had exceptional skills as a popular lecturer (Wikipedia). Wiggam was the […]

Rhodes (1921) On the Relationship of the Condition of the Teeth in Children to Factors of Health and Home Environment

Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs 7: Rhodes, Edmund Cecil. 1921. On the Relationship of the Condition of the Teeth in Children to Factors of Health and Home Environment (London: Cambridge University Press). 80 pp. Prefatory Note by […]