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WCP4152

Letter (WCP4152.4173)

[1]

Doveshill Cottage,

Ensbury Park,

Bournemouth.

July 16th. 1928

Dear Sir,1

I enclose copies of two letters written by Sir Francis Galton2 to my father bearing on the latter’s proposal for the establishment of an experimental farm to investigate problems of heredity &c. You probably have my father's intermediate letter.

Yours faithfully | W. G. Wallace3 [signature]

Prof. Karl Pearson F.R.S.

University College. W.C. 1

1
Pearson, Karl (1857-1936). British biostatistician and mathematician.
2
Galton, Francis (1822-1911). British biostatistician, polymath and founder of eugenics. One of the key figures in 19th Century research into heredity. Half-cousin of Charles Darwin.
3
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4152.4173)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-04-25] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4152,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4152