The Resume

(February 16, 1822-January 17, 1911)
Born near Birmingham, England
Founder of Differential Psychology
Author of 'Meteorographica (1863),' 'Hereditary Genius (1869),' 'Natural Inheritance (1889)' and 'Finger Prints (1893)'

Why he might be annoying:

While working at a pharmacy, he sampled small doses of medication to study their physiological effects.
He stopped sampling medication after taking a powerful laxative.
He supported Eugenics, the notion of selective breeding to create a biologically superior race.
He suggested intelligence testing as a requirement for parents to have children.
He enjoyed quantifying information so much that he would count the yawns and coughs of his lecture audience
He studied arithmetic by smell, assigning numerical values to random odors.
He often suffered mental breakdowns.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of the first scientists to use questionnaires in gathering information about human subjects.
He is credited with developing the first weather map, which was based on charting air pressure data.
He pioneered the study of human fingerprinting, now used for identification and crime scene investigation.
He developed the statistical concept of correlation.
He was a first cousin of Charles Darwin.
He was awarded a medal by the Royal Geographic Society for his detailed accounts of African safaris.
He was knighted (1909).

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Scientists
• 20th Century Scientists
• D's Profiles [Miscellaneous]
• Eminent Victorians
• Eugenics Supporters
• I am from Birmingham, England
• I Attended King's College London
• I Died in 1911 (Ranked: 88)
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• Knights
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Mutton Chops
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13640)
• Scientists
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Weights and Measure Names

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 25.93% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 59 Votes: 52.54% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 45 Votes: 71.11% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 133 Votes: 61.65% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 135 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 66.07% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 55.77% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 117 Votes: 68.38% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 209 Votes: 60.77% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 271 Votes: 50.18% Annoying