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Un “Galton Americano”: Frederick Adams Woods y los fundamentos eugenésicos de la historiometría
[An “American Galton”: Frederick Adams Woods and the eugenic foundations of historiometry]

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  • C. R. McCann, Jr.

    (Independent Scholar)

  • Luca Fiorito

    (University of Palermo, Department of Political Sciences & International Relations)

Abstract

Este artículo explora la vida y obra de Frederick Adams Woods (1873-1939), una figura destacada, aunque olvidada, de la eugenesia de la Era Progresista. Conocido como el “Galton americano”, Woods promovió un hereditarismo inflexible y desarrolló la historiometría, un método cuantitativo que intenta demostrar la primacía de la herencia en la configuración de la inteligencia, la moralidad y los resultados históricos. Sus estudios sobre la realeza europea y su teoría de la “herencia alternativa” buscaron refinar el enfoque de Galton, a la vez que reforzaban las reivindicaciones eugenésicas. Si bien su influencia se desvaneció a medida que las perspectivas ambientalistas ganaron terreno, Woods sigue siendo relevante como una voz destacada en el campo de la herencia y uno de los primeros defensores de la cuantificación de la historia como ciencia.

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  • C. R. McCann, Jr. & Luca Fiorito, 2025. "Un “Galton Americano”: Frederick Adams Woods y los fundamentos eugenésicos de la historiometría [An “American Galton”: Frederick Adams Woods and the eugenic foundations of historiometry]," Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Dpto. Historia e Instituciones Económicas I., vol. 12(2), pages 141-159.
  • Handle: RePEc:ucm:ijohet:v:12:y:2025:i:2:p:141-159
    DOI: 10.5209/ijhe.100843
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    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • B15 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary
    • B16 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Quantitative and Mathematical
    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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