Aspects of the great man
Aspects of the great man commissioned by me and painted by Susan Slyman
The publication in 1859 of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin made a marked epoch in my own mental development, as it did in that of human thought generally. Its effect was to demolish a multitude of dogmatic barriers by a single stroke, and to arouse a spirit of rebellion against all ancient authorities whose positive and unauthenticated statements were contradicted by modern science.
I doubt, however, whether any instance has occurred in which the perversity of the educated classes in misunderstanding what they attempted to discuss was more painfully conspicuous. — Francis Galton, Memories of My Life
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton, by Karl Pearson:
Also see: Karl Pearson