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Charles Benedict Davenport (1 de junio de 1866 – 18 de febrero de 1944), prominente biólogo y eugenista estadounidense, destacado líder e impulsor de la eugenesia en Estados Unidos que condujo a la esterilización de 60.000 norteamericanos y proporcionó fundamentos para el Holocausto en Europa.
Charles Benedict Davenport (June 1, 1866 – February 18, 1944) was a biologist and eugenicist influential in the American eugenics movement. Early life and education [ edit ] Davenport was born in Stamford, Connecticut on June 1, 1866, to Amzi Benedict Davenport, an abolitionist of Puritan ancestry, and his wife Jane Joralemon Dimon ...
12 de may. de 2011 · Learn about the life and work of Charles Benedict Davenport, a pioneer of experimental evolution and eugenics in the US. Find out how he founded the Station for Experimental Evolution and the Eugenics Record Office, and how his research influenced sterilization and immigration policies.
Hace 3 días · Charles Benedict Davenport, American zoologist who contributed to the study of eugenics and who pioneered the use of statistical techniques in biological research. Davenport’s views on racial purism were later deemed scientifically invalid, and his collaboration with eugenicists in Nazi Germany raised ethical concerns.
Charles Benedict Davenport. (Stanford, 1866 - Huntington, 1944) Genetista estadounidense. Aplicando métodos estadísticos en el estudio de la herencia en seres humanos, demostró que también en ellos se cumplen las leyes de Mendel y defendió la práctica de la eugenesia.
Learn how Harvard affiliates Charles B. Davenport and William E. Castle were key leaders of the eugenics movement in the early 20th century. Explore their research, publications, and connections with other eugenicists in the US and Germany.
Charles Benedict Davenport, distinguished zoologist, geneticist and eugenist, was born on his father's farm near Stamford, Conn., on June I, 1866. This farm, during six months of spring and summer, was occupied by the Davenport family although their more permanent home and the father's business were located in Brooklyn. The father, Amzi ...
