Charles Davenport
Charles Davenport Charles Benedict Davenport, ca. 1929. Born (1866-06-01)June 1, 1866 Stamford, Connecticut Died February 18, 1944(1944-02-18) (aged 77) Nationality American Fields Eugenicist and biologist Institutions Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Alma mater Harvard University Charles Benedict Davenport (June 1, 1866 – February 18, 1944) was a prominent American eugenicist and biologist. He was one of the leaders of the American eugenics movement. Eugenics is the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)