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Canadian government agency
The Alberta Eugenics Board was an agency created by the Alberta government in 1928 that attempted to impose sterilization on a disabled subset of its
Alberta_Eugenics_Board
Canadian philosopher and psychologist
University of Alberta. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Psychological Association and the appointed Chairman of the Alberta Eugenics Board which was responsible
John_M._MacEachran
Canadian geneticist
researcher in the field of genetics in Canada. She was a member of the Alberta Eugenics Board from 1960 to 1963, before joining the University of Toronto and
Margaret_W._Thompson
1928 law in Alberta, Canada
on March 21, 1928. For the purposes of the Act, the Alberta Eugenics Board was formed. The Board was to be composed of four members: Two medical practitioners
Sexual_Sterilization_Act
20th-century global conferences
Three International Eugenics Congresses took place between 1912 and 1932 and were the global venue for scientists, politicians, and social leaders to plan
International Eugenics Conference
International_Eugenics_Conference
Canadian woman who sued over wrongful sterilization (1944–2016)
convened the first meeting of the Alberta Eugenics Board a year after the Sexual Sterilization Act was passed. This Board interviewed all people considered
Leilani_Muir
Nazi German policy of the murder of "undesirable" persons
The social policies of eugenics in Nazi Germany were composed of various ideas about genetics. The racial ideology of Nazism placed the biological improvement
Nazi_eugenics
Nazi-era institute studying eugenics
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics was a research institute founded in 1927 in Berlin, Germany. The Rockefeller
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics
Kaiser_Wilhelm_Institute_of_Anthropology,_Human_Heredity,_and_Eugenics
Eugenics as theorized or practiced in Spain
Hispanic eugenics are eugenics based around the political purification of a people, developed in Spain during the interwar period and put into practice
Hispanic_eugenics
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era; his ideas later became the basis of behavioural
Francis_Galton
"Race improvement" as historically sought in the US
Eugenics, the set of beliefs and practices which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population, played a significant role in the history
Eugenics_in_the_United_States
1929 book by Bertrand Russell
discusses eugenics, expressing humanitarian reservations about many aspects and cautious approval for others. On the topic of "negative eugenics" (selecting
Marriage_and_Morals
Former Vermont government survey
The Eugenics Survey of Vermont was a survey that gathered biological, familial, and social information of Vermonters in order to further eugenic policies
Eugenics_Survey_of_Vermont
Romanian-American Internet personality (born 1980)
addition of an introduction section. In the book Alamariu makes a case for eugenics and challenges contemporary Western morality by celebrating Nietzschean
Bronze_Age_Pervert
British psychiatrist (1883–1972)
Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of eugenics. Darwin was appointed to the Board of Control, as an unpaid
Ruth_Darwin
History of efforts to improve human genetic quality
The history of eugenics is the study of development and advocacy of ideas related to eugenics around the world. Early eugenic ideas were discussed in Ancient
History_of_eugenics
1939 eugenic-supporting article
Eugenics manifesto was the name given to an article supporting eugenics, published in 1939 in the journal Nature, entitled Social Biology and Population
Eugenics_manifesto
American eugenicist (1888–1979)
patients. In the 1930s, he served as a member of the American Eugenics Society's board of directors, along with Charles B. Davenport, Henry H. Goddard
Paul_Popenoe
Public research university in Edmonton, Canada
senate was granted the power to oversee and appoint half of the Alberta Eugenics Board, charged with recommending individuals for sterilization. Spurred
University_of_Alberta
British socialist organisation founded in 1884
contemporary eugenics movement, which was particularly popular among progressive intellectuals at the time. Rather than a peripheral interest, eugenics provided
Fabian_Society
Revolution, the eugenics movement gained prominence in Mexico. Seeking to change the genetic make-up of the country's population, proponents of eugenics in Mexico
Eugenics_in_Mexico
Pro-eugenics organization (1922-2019)
The American Eugenics Society (AES) was a pro-eugenics organization dedicated to "furthering the discussion, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge
American_Eugenics_Society
Archives on Eugenics in Western Canada (LAE) is a major research project, led by philosophy Professor Robert Wilson of the University of Alberta. The LAE
Living Archives on Eugenics in Western Canada
Living_Archives_on_Eugenics_in_Western_Canada
British physician, eugenicist, writer and social reformer (1859–1939)
conducted on himself in 1896. He supported eugenics and served as one of 16 vice-presidents of the Eugenics Society from 1909 to 1912. Ellis, son of Edward
Havelock_Ellis
English eugenicist and polymath (1857–1936)
field of biometrics. Pearson was also a proponent of Social Darwinism and eugenics, and his thought is an example of what is today described as scientific
Karl_Pearson
American academic and eugenicist (1941–2015)
especially Russian literature. He also wrote about, and advocated for, eugenics.[citation not found] John Glad was born in Gary, Indiana in a family of
John_Glad
Effort to improve purported human genetic quality
Eugenics is a largely discredited set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists
Eugenics
International organization focused on eugenics
individuals focused on eugenics. Founded in London in 1912, where it was originally titled the Permanent International Eugenics Committee, it was an outgrowth
International Federation of Eugenics Organizations
International_Federation_of_Eugenics_Organizations
American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)
human beings should be selectively bred, and he was active in the American eugenics movement and wrote in publications of the American Breeders' Association
Luther_Burbank
Association of Alberta farmers
UFA MPs belonged) Progressive Party of Canada Alberta Eugenics Board "United Farmers of Alberta". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Heritage Community Foundation
United_Farmers_of_Alberta
Pro-segregation eugenics group
Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE) was an organisation that promoted eugenics and segregation, and the first publisher of Mankind
International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics
International_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Ethnology_and_Eugenics
American psychologist and eugenicist
Wiggam called eugenics a "new social and political Bible." He quoted Bible passages that he thought reflected eugenic beliefs. Wiggam's eugenics works and
Albert_E._Wiggam
American psychologist (1890–1943)
American Eugenics Society (later known as the Society for Biodemography and Social Biology) and his early writings heavily influenced the eugenics movement
Carl_Brigham
Canadian newsmagazine (1973–2003)
of Alberta to remove the name of the John M. MacEachran (1877 – 1971)—co-founder of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Alberta Eugenics Board's
Alberta_Report
American writer (1875–1950)
Angeles, named after the character. Burroughs was an explicit supporter of eugenics and scientific racism in both his fiction and nonfiction; Tarzan was meant
Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
1996 Canadian film
explanations of the theory of eugenics, IQ tests and their relation to eugenics, and a history of eugenics in Alberta and Germany are provided. Leilani
The Sterilization of Leilani Muir
The_Sterilization_of_Leilani_Muir
Norwegian activist (1869–1965)
German Sterilization Law in 1933, however, Scharffenberg—a supporter of eugenics—applauded the legislation and called for similar legislation in Norway
Johan_Scharffenberg
Eugenics research institute at Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The Eugenics Record Office (ERO), located in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States, was a research institute that gathered biological and social
Eugenics_Record_Office
Son of Charles Darwin (1850–1943)
Royal Geographical Society from 1908 to 1911 and chairman of the British Eugenics Society from 1911 to 1928 – succeeding his half-cousin once removed Francis
Leonard_Darwin
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
Cleopatra. Shaw's expressed views were often contentious; he promoted eugenics and alphabet reform, and opposed vaccination and organised religion. He
George_Bernard_Shaw
American white supremacist author (1883–1950)
reading. He was also a member of the American Eugenics Society as well as a founding member and board member of the American Birth Control League, which
Lothrop_Stoddard
American philanthropist (1851–1932)
Harriman State Park and largely funding the development of the controversial Eugenics Record Office. Averell had several children; her son, W. Averell Harriman
Mary_Williamson_Harriman
American eugenicist (1880–1943)
the Eugenics Record Office from its inception in 1910 to its closure in 1939, and was among the most active individuals influencing American eugenics policy
Harry_H._Laughlin
British learned society for scholar-activism regarding genetics
Sybil Gotto in 1907 as the Eugenics Education Society, with the aim of promoting the research and understanding of eugenics. Members came predominately
Adelphi_Genetics_Forum
English demographer (born 1946)
Institute, formerly known as the Eugenics Society; however, the Institute at the time did not do "research into eugenics". In 2013, Coleman's analysis said
David_Coleman_(demographer)
British economist (1883–1946)
eugenics, though he consistently opposed any form of compulsory sterilisation or involuntary euthanasia. His involvement in advocating for eugenics spanned
John_Maynard_Keynes
American zoologist and eugenicist (1877–1956)
heredity class provided the first known venue for eugenics education at UVM and the inspiration for a "Eugenics Survey"—a field station to study Vermonters
Henry_Farnham_Perkins
Efforts to avoid miscegenation, analogous to an animal breeder seeking purebred animals
describe an approach to eugenics in the early 20th century, which found its most extensive implementation in Nazi Germany (Nazi eugenics). It was marked by
Racial_hygiene
Nazi killing facility
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Hartheim_killing_centre
German philosopher (born 1947)
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Peter_Sloterdijk
French surgeon and biologist (1873–1944)
Populaire Français (PPF) during the 1930s and his role in implementing eugenics policies during Vichy France, he was accused after the Liberation of collaboration
Alexis_Carrel
American cytologist and zoologist (1874–1959)
Laboratory Outlines for Physiology (1906) Being Well-Born: An Introduction to Eugenics (1916) Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Zoölogical Micro-Technique
Michael_F._Guyer
American physician (1852–1943)
reforms advocated by the Battle Creek Progressive Friends movement and the eugenics policies espoused by many in the Progressive Movement. He was the director
John_Harvey_Kellogg
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
Reviews, stating, "I believe the future belongs to eugenics, and will be determined by the practice of eugenics." Although this led some to argue for forced
Jack_London
American aviator (1902–1974)
November 1939. Rosen, Christine (2004). Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement. New York City: Oxford University Press
Charles_Lindbergh
American educational psychologist, academic, and eugenicist (1877–1956)
December 21, 1956) was an American psychologist, academic, and proponent of eugenics. He was noted as a pioneer in educational psychology in the early 20th
Lewis_Terman
Chinese sociologist, eugenist, and writer (1898–1967)
also a renowned expert on education. His wide research scope included eugenics, education policy, matrimony policy, familial problems, prostitute policy
Pan_Guangdan
Soviet geneticist, poultry breeder, and eugenicist
Soviet genetics entered a power struggle, he was targeted for his ideas in eugenics which led to the sidelining of his career although he was not executed
Alexander Serebrovsky (geneticist)
Alexander_Serebrovsky_(geneticist)
Canadian eugenicist (1882–1962)
Canadian-born geneticist who published widely in the fields of botany and eugenics. Reginald Ruggles Gates was born on May 1, 1882, near Middleton, Nova Scotia
Reginald_Ruggles_Gates
Far-right organization
publish "race science", a pseudoscientific belief in support of racism and eugenics. Its publications are presented through the Aporia Magazine and Mankind
Human_Diversity_Foundation
Institution in Alberta, Canada 1923–1977
created the Alberta Eugenics Board, headed by University of Alberta psychologist, John M. MacEachran, one year after the enactment of the SSAA. Board members
Provincial_Training_School
Eugenics has influenced political, public health and social movements in Japan since the late 19th and early 20th century. Originally brought to Japan
Eugenics_in_Japan
Idea about population growth and food supply
influenced by Darwin's ideas, both schools coming to influence the field of eugenics. Henry Fairfield Osborn Jr. advocated "humane birth selection through humane
Malthusianism
British eugenics laboratory
The Galton Laboratory of National Eugenics was a laboratory established for the research of eugenics, later for the study of biometry and statistics, and
Galton_Laboratory
Indian writer (1894–1978)
accomplishments. In the 1920s, Phadke strongly advocated birth control, and eugenics to control population in India. He had Margaret Sanger, an American birth
Narayan_Sitaram_Phadke
American philanthropic organization
a statement condemning eugenics and supporting the anti-eugenics movement. He stated that "[...] we commend the Anti-Eugenics Project for their essential
Rockefeller_Foundation
Brazilian psychiatrist (1872–1933)
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Juliano_Moreira
Controversial medical practice in Canada
in 1973, closely resembled Alberta's 1928 legislation, although the practices differed. The Act created a Board of Eugenics, consisting of a judge, psychiatrist
Compulsory sterilization in Canada
Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada
Inventor of the telephone (1847–1922)
Bell about joining a new committee on eugenics chaired by David Starr Jordan. In 1910, Davenport opened the Eugenics Records office at Cold Spring Harbor
Alexander_Graham_Bell
American biologist and eugenicist (1866–1944)
February 18, 1944) was a biologist and eugenicist influential in the American eugenics movement. He taught at Harvard University and the University of Chicago
Charles_Davenport
British physicist (1887–1962)
retirement, his attention turned to issues of population, genetics, and eugenics. His conclusions were pessimistic and entailed a resigned belief in an
Charles_Galton_Darwin
American eugenicist and millionaire (1906–1997)
Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for geniuses, in the hope of implementing a eugenics program.[citation needed] Graham created his "Nobel sperm bank" in 1980
Robert_Klark_Graham
President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
two universities of their autonomy and reshuffled the national electoral board. This led his opponents to call him "Chinochet", a reference to his previous
Alberto_Fujimori
American geographer (1876–1947)
of American Geographers in 1923 and president of the board of directors of the American Eugenics Society from 1934 to 1938. He taught at Euphrates College
Ellsworth_Huntington
German psychiatrist (1856–1926)
he actively promoted a policy and research agenda in racial hygiene and eugenics. Kraepelin retired from teaching at the age of 66, spending his remaining
Emil_Kraepelin
English physician and writer (1878–1940)
an English physician, writer, and journalist known for his support of eugenics. During World War I, he was an adviser to the Minister of Food and advocated
Caleb_Saleeby
1869 book by Francis Galton
hereditary genius and the three following generations since 1869". The Eugenics Review. 39 (4): 146–153. PMC 2986459. PMID 18903832. Eysenck, H. J. (1995-05-11)
Hereditary_Genius
Ancient Roman law
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Lex_Papia_Poppaea
American psychologist (1876–1956)
performance. As time went on, Yerkes began to propagate his support for eugenics in the 1910s and 1920s. His works are largely considered by modern academics
Robert_Yerkes
German biologist, National Socialist, and geneticist (1896–1969)
director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics (KWI-A) from 1942 to 1948. From 1951 to 1965, he was Professor of Human
Otmar_Freiherr_von_Verschuer
Canadian activist
forced sterilization, the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta was enacted and the Alberta Eugenics Board was subsequently formed for the purpose of administering
Margaret_Gunn
Peruvian forced sterilization campaign
progress while associating racial improvement with increased whiteness. Eugenics, a theory that aims to improve the genetic quality of a human population
Forced_sterilization_in_Peru
American physician and activist (1866–1957)
November 15, 1943. He was a vocal proponent of racial segregation and eugenics, specifically, the compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill. Joseph
Joseph_DeJarnette
British polymath (1890–1962)
Galton Professor of Eugenics at University College London and editor of the Annals of Eugenics. Due to Fisher's association with eugenics, a number of institutions
Ronald_Fisher
Views of the British philosopher on the state and society
for negative eugenics, but only that of "mental defectives", condemning some laws for being overly broad. He also cautioned that eugenics policies had
Political views of Bertrand Russell
Political_views_of_Bertrand_Russell
Austrian zoologist (1903–1989)
also cause dysgenic effects, and to argue in two papers that the Nazi eugenics policies against this were therefore scientifically justified. In 1940
Konrad_Lorenz
Austrian sociologist (1870–1931)
theories of human capital. He was early proponent of an expressly socialist eugenics in Germany. Goldscheid also developed the idea that a sociology of the
Rudolf_Goldscheid
Areas of the women's suffrage movement which overlapped with eugenics
feminism was a current of the women's suffrage movement which overlapped with eugenics. Originally coined by the Lebanese-British physician and vocal eugenicist
Eugenic_feminism
British activist (1884–1977)
apparently a happy marriage, partly because the couple's shared beliefs in eugenics (the theory that the human race can be improved by improving its genetic
Frida_Laski
Eugenic experiments in 19th-century United States
perfectionist commune near Oneida, New York) was the first "positive" eugenics experiment in American history, resulting in the planned conception, birth
Oneida_stirpiculture
Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (1796–1874)
l'homme moyen ("the average man"), played a key role in the origins of eugenics. Adolphe was born in Ghent (which, at the time was a part of the new French
Adolphe_Quetelet
American eugenicist, conservationist, and author (1865–1937)
of the American Eugenics Society, where he advocated the culling of the unfit from the human population. He also served on the board of trustees at the
Madison_Grant
Defunct Swedish pseudoscientific research institute
research institute founded in 1922 with the stated purpose of studying eugenics and human genetics. It was the most prominent institution for the study
State Institute for Racial Biology
State_Institute_for_Racial_Biology
American researcher and eugenist (1885–1973)
doctorate in 1910, Estabrook joined the Carnegie Institution, working in the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor. During his work at Carnegie, he was
Arthur_Estabrook
Natalist privileges awarded in the Roman Empire
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Jus_trium_liberorum
Early British eugenics and family planning organisation (1877–1927)
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Malthusian_League
organizations to begin investigating infant mortality rates in terms of eugenics. They promoted government intervention in attempts to promote the health
American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality
American_Association_for_the_Study_and_Prevention_of_Infant_Mortality
1911 book by Charles Davenport
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics is a book by American eugenicist Charles Benedict Davenport, published in 1911. It argued that many human traits were
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics
Heredity_in_Relation_to_Eugenics
American women's suffrage activist (1838–1927)
be continuous? Woodhull also promoted eugenics, which was popular in the early 20th century. Her views on eugenics tied into her views on abortion, because
Victoria_Woodhull
1973 book by Konrad Lorenz
(1973) Organizations Without significant post-war activity ABCL Alberta Eugenics Board AASPIM AES Carnegie Institution for Science Carrel Foundation CSHL
Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins
Civilized_Man's_Eight_Deadly_Sins
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