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More episodes of the podcast Study of British Genius, A by Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)
II-NATIONALITY AND RACE. The determination of place of origin, Birthplaces of grandparents the best available criteria, Relative productiveness in genius of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, The group of mixed British origin, The group of mixed British and foreign origin, Importance of the French element Origins of eminent British women, The distribution of English genius according to counties, The genius of Kent The regional distribution of British women of ability, The probable predominance of Norfolk and Suffolk in relative amount of ability, The three great foci of English genius, The East Anglian focus, The apparent poverty of London in aboriginal genius, The south-western focus The Welsh Border, The Anglo-Danish district, The psychological characteristics of East Anglian genius, The characteristics of the south-west focus The characteristics of the Welsh Border, The significance of the position of Kent, The distribution of genius in Wales, The distribution of genius in Scotland, The distribution of genius in Ireland, The regional distribution of various kinds of ability, The distribution of scientific ability, The regional variations of scientific aptitude, The distribution of eminent soldiers, The distribution of eminent sailors, The distribution of artists, The distribution of dramatic ability, The possible modification of racial factors by environmental conditions.
III-SOCIAL CLASS. Status of parents of British men of genius, Upper class Yeomen and farmers, Clergy, Medicine, Law, Army, Navy, Miscellaneous professions, Commercial classes, Crafts, Artisans and unskilled, The parentage of artists, The parentage of actors, How far change has taken place in the social composition of the genius producing class, Comparison of the genius-producing class with the ordinary population.
IV-HEREDITY AND PARENTAGE. The tendency to heredity in intellectual ability, Inheritance of ability equally frequent through father and mother, Mental abnormality in the parents, Size of the families to which persons of eminent ability belong, Normal standards of comparison Genius-producing families tend to be large, Men of ability tend to be the offspring of predominantly boy-producing parents, Women of ability apparently tend to belong to girl-producing parents, Position in the family of the child of genius, Tendency of men of ability to be youngest and more especially eldest children, The age of the parents of eminent persons at their birth, Tendency to disparity of age in the parents.
VIII-PATHOLOGY. Relative ill-health, Consumption, The psychology of consumption, Gout, Its extreme frequency in men of ability The possible reasons for the association between gout and ability Other uric acid diseases Asthma and angina pectoris Insanity, The question of its significance, Apparent rarity of grave nervous diseases, Frequency of minor nervous disorders, Stammering, Its significance, High-pitched voice Spasmodic movements, Illegible handwriting, Short sight, Awkwardness of movement.