stone plaque
Francis Galton stone plaque
Francis Galton · Explorer
Inscription
“Sir Francis Galton 1822 - 1911 explorer statistician founder of eugenics lived here for fifty years”
Details
1822-1911
Life dates
42 Rutland Gate, Westminster, SW7
SW7
Erected 1959
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme
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