Whom did Karl Pearson write a biography of?
Sir Francis Galton
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Thomas Bayes
Answer
Sir Francis Galton, an eminent Victorian polymath, was the subject of a biography written by Karl Pearson. Galton's contributions spanned diverse fields, including statistics, genetics, eugenics, and meteorology. Notably, he coined the term "eugenics" and conducted groundbreaking research on human heredity. Galton's work significantly influenced the development of biostatistics and laid the groundwork for modern genetics.
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