Noteworthy families (modern science) : $b An index to kinships in near degrees between persons whose achievements are honourable, and have been publicly recordedGalton, Francis
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Noteworthy families (modern science) : $b An index to kinships in near degrees between persons whose achievements are honourable, and have been publicly recorded
Galton, Francis
Eugenics
_wi bro_, Sir Victor HORSLEY (q.v.)
Right Hon. Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone #GRANT DUFF# (b. 1829),
G.C.S.I., P.C., F.R.S., sometime Under-Secretary of State for
India and the Colonies, and Governor of Madras; has been Lord
Rector of Aberdeen University, and president of many learned
societies; King's Trustee of British Museum since 1903; author
of political, literary, and biographical works.--["Who's Who."]
_fa_, James GRANT DUFF (1789-1858), while still a lieutenant, aged
twenty-eight, reduced the Sattara State to order after the overthrow
of the Peishwa, and restored it to the descendant of its ancient
princes, whom he guided as resident till his health broke down at the
age of thirty-three. Returning to this country, he wrote the "History
of the Mahrattas."--["Dict. N. Biog."]
_me fa_, Sir Whitelaw AINSLIE (1767-1837), surgeon in the East India
Company's service, 1788-1815; published "Materia Medica of
Hindoostan," and other works.--["Dict. N. Biog."]
_son_, Arthur Cuninghame GRANT DUFF (b. 1861), lately First
Secretary to H.M.'s Legation, Mexico.
_son_, Evelyn Mountstuart GRANT DUFF (b. 1863), First Secretary to
H.M.'s Legation, Persia.
_son_, Adrian GRANT DUFF (b. 1869), Staff-Captain (Intelligence
Dept.) Army Headquarters.
John Scott #HALDANE# (b. 1860), F.R.S., University Lecturer in
Physiology, Oxford; joint editor and founder of "Journal of
Hygiene"; has served on several departmental committees, and
carried out special inquiries for Government departments; author
of "Blue Books on the Cause of Death in Colliery Explosions,"
1895; "Ankylostomiasis in Mines," 1902-1903, etc.--["Who's Who."]
_fa fa_, James Alexander HALDANE (1768-1851), in the East India
Company's naval service till 1797; then devoted himself to itinerary
evangelization in Scotland; author of several theological
treatises.--["Dict. N. Biog."]
_fa fa bro_, Robert HALDANE (1764-1842), in the Royal Navy till 1797;
sold his estate in Stirlingshire to devote the proceeds to missions
in India, but was prevented by the Government from carrying out this
scheme. Carried on evangelistic work in Geneva and the South of
France, and co-operated in Scotland with his brother, endowing places
of worship and training young ministers. Wrote several theological
treatises.--["Dict. N. Biog."]
_fa bro_, Daniel Rutherford HALDANE (1824-1887), M.D., LL.D.,
President of Edinburgh College of Physicians.--["Dict. N. Biog."]
_me bro_, Sir John BURDON-SANDERSON, Bart, M.D., F.R.S.,
etc.--(q.v.)
_bro_, Rt. Hon. Richard Burdon HALDANE, P.C., M.P., LL.D., a
distinguished politician; author of books on philosophy.--["Who's
Who."]
_si_, Elizabeth Sanderson HALDANE, authoress of "Life of Ferrier,"
translator of Hegel's "History of Philosophy"; promoter of education
and of reforms in Scotland.
_fa bro son_, Alexander Chinnery HALDANE, LL.D., Bishop of Argyll and
the Isles.
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