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Troy came before Francis Galton.
Francis Galton and Troy are 1,322 years apart. Counting a generation as 25 years, that is about 53 generations.
The world between Troy and Francis Galton
3000 BC–1911 one continuous scaleTroydated 3000 BC, ended 500
Francis Galtonlived 1822 to 1911
1,322 yearsbetween Francis Galton and Troy
3000 BC
Troy
Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war. Dated 3000 BC, ended 500.
Wikidata ↗1822
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911). Lived 1822 to 1911.
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1911
Francis Galton dies.
The whole line runs 4,910 years, from Troy to here.
What these are
Troy
ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war
Troy was a polis, a city-state and a settlement site that lasted from 3000 BC to 500, a span of 3,499 years. Its location is recorded as Turkey and Çanakkale Province.
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
Francis Galton was a mathematician, an explorer and an anthropologist who lived from 1822 to 1911, a span of 89 years. Recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The fields of work on record are probability theory and anthropology. Known for bean machine, Narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa and The art of travel; or, Shifts and contrivances available in wild countries.
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