Memories of My Life (Routledge Revivals)

Memories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton s life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history. "

List of contents

1. Parentage 2. Childhood and Boyhood 3. Medical Studies 4. Short Tour to the East 5. Cambridge 6. Egypt and the Soudan 7. Syria 8. Hunting and Shooting 9. South-West Africa 10. Lands of the Damaras, Ovampo, and Namaquas 11. After Return Home – Marriage 12. "Art of Travel" 13. Social Life 14. Geography and East Africa 15. British Association 16. Kew Observatory and Meteorology 17. Anthropometric Laboratories 18. Composite Portraits and Stereoscopic Maps 19. Human Faculty 20. Heredity 21. Race Improvement; Appendix; Principle Awards and Degrees; Index

About the author

Francis Galton

Summary

Memories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton’s life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Galton, Galton Francis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.2015
• EAN: 9781138911307
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91130-7
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biography: general, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Autobiography: historical, political and military, History and Archaeology, Literature: history and criticism