Philosopher and sociologist. Born Helsinki. Learnt English in order to read Darwin and others. Came to England in 1897 and frequently thereafter. Probably homosexual himself, he wrote on subjects such as 'The Origins Of Sexual Modesty', 1921. His research into reverse sexual imprinting (basically, not fancying a sibling) means that it is now known as the Westermarck effect. Died in southern Finland.
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Edward Westermarck
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Westermarck
Edward Westermarck, 1862 - 1939, Finnish pioneer of social anthropology lived...
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Sir Andrew Ramsay
Born Glasgow. Geologist. In 1851 first Chair of Geology at the School of Mines (later Imperial College). Specialised in the geology of Arran and Wales. Died at home in Anglesey. Sir William Rams...
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Leonardo da Vinci
Scientist, artist, etc. - a polymath, the first "renaissance man". Born in Vinci, Italy (No? Really?). Died in France.
3 memorials
Thomas Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley. Biologist and anthropologist. Born Ealing. Â An early adherent to Darwin's theory of evolution, he was a strong supporter while also pointing out what he saw as flaws. Â At the R...
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Jeremiah Horrocks
Astronomer. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit; and he was the only person to predict the transit of Venus of 1639, an event which he...
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Thomas Hancock
Inventor and founder of the British rubber industry.  Born Wiltshire.  After schooling he moved to London and is recorded in1815 as a coach builder in Pulteney Street with a shop in St James's Stre...
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