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Leonard Darwin
1850Jan, 15

Leonard Darwin

Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)
Leonard Darwin (15 January 1850 – 26 March 1943) was an English politician, economist and eugenicist. He was a son of the naturalist Charles Darwin, and also a mentor to Ronald Fisher, a statistician and evolutionary biologist.

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Events on 1850

  • 29Jan

    Compromise of 1850

    Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
  • 7Mar

    Compromise of 1850

    Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
  • 29Jun

    Church of Greece

    Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
  • 18Sep

    Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

    The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
  • 29Sep

    Universalis Ecclesiae

    The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.