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''Cycle of life according to modern science'' (1904) |
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''Worry the Disease of the Age'' (1907) |
''Worry the Disease of the Age'' (1907)<br /> |
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''Health, strength and happiness'' (1908) |
''Health, strength and happiness'' (1908)<br /> |
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''Parenthood and Race Culture'' (1909) |
''Parenthood and Race Culture'' (1909)<br /> |
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''The methods of race-regeneration'' (1911) |
''The methods of race-regeneration'' (1911)<br /> |
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''Woman and Womanhood'' (1911) |
''Woman and Womanhood'' (1911)<br /> |
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''The Progress of Eugenics'' (1914) |
''The Progress of Eugenics'' (1914) |
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Caleb Williams Saleeby | |
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| Born | 1878 |
| Died | 9 December 1940 (aged 62) Apple Tree, Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England |
| Bildung | Edinburgh University |
| Years active | 1904–1940 |
| Known for | Eugenics |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Doctor, writer, journalist |
| Institutions | The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Sub-specialties | Obstetrics |
Dr. Caleb Williams Saleeby (1878 – 9 December 1940) was a doctor, writer, and journalist in the United Kingdom known for his support of eugenics, the idea of taking active measures "aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population".[1] During World War I, he was an advisor to the Minister of Food and advocated the establishment of a Ministry of Health.
Biography
Saleeby was the son of E. G. Saleeby.[2] He was born in 1878 in Sussex, England.[citation needed]
At Edinburgh University, Saleeby took First Class Honours and was an Ettles Scholar and Scott Scholar in Obstetrics. In 1904, he received his Doctor of Medicine degree. He was a resident at the Maternity Hospital and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and briefly at the York City Dispensary.
He became a prolific freelance writer and journalist, with strong views on many subjects.[3]
He became known as an advocate of eugenics: in 1907 he was influential in launching the Eugenics Education Society, and in 1909 he published (in New York) Parenthood and Race Culture. That book described eugenics as being based on selection for parenthood, which determines the nature, fate, and worth of living races.
He was a contributor to the first edition of Arthur Mee's The Children's Encyclopedia.[4] Like Mee, he was a keen temperance reformer. Saleeby's contributions to the Encyclopedia were explicitly racist; he saw mankind as the pinnacle of evolution, and white men as superior to other men, based on "craniometry".[3]
He predicted the use of atomic power, "perhaps not for hundreds of years".
He favoured the education of women, but primarily so that they should become better mothers.[5] In Woman and Womanhood (1912), he wrote: "Women, being constructed by Narure, as individuals, for her racial ends, are happier and more beautiful, live longer and more beautiful lives, when they follow, as mothers or foster-mothers the role of motherhood". Yet, at this time when the suffragette movement was at its peak, he also wrote that he could see no good reason against the vote for women: "I believe in the vote; I believe it will be eugenic".
During World War I, he was an adviser to the Minister of Food and argued in favour of the establishment of a Ministry of Health. Later, he moved away from eugenics, and did not publish any further writings on this subject after 1921—though he continued to write on health matters in particular. He also campaigned for clean air and the benefits of sunlight,[3] founding a Sunlight League in 1924. He was an effective public speaker, and addressed audiences all round the world in support of his favourite causes.[citation needed]
He died on 9 December 1940 from heart failure at Apple Tree, Aldbury, near Tring.[2]
Bibliography
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His works included;
Cycle of life according to modern science (1904)
Worry the Disease of the Age (1907)
Health, strength and happiness (1908)
Parenthood and Race Culture (1909)
The methods of race-regeneration (1911)
Woman and Womanhood (1911)
The Progress of Eugenics (1914)
Further reading
- Mee, Arthur, ed. (1910). The Children's Encyclopedia. London: The Educational Book Company. OCLC 62484154.
- Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198614111.
References
- ^ "Eugenics". Genetics Home Reference. US National Library of Medicine. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Dr. C. W. Saleeby: A Pioneer in Eugenics". The Times. London. 1940. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ a b c Tracy, Michael (1998). The World of the Edwardian Child: as seen in Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopaedia, 1908–1910. York: Hermitage. pp. 73–75. ISBN 9782960004755. OCLC 634653542.
- ^ "The Children's Encyclopedia (Ten Volume Set)". Goodreads. Goodreads. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Tracy, The World of the Edwardian Child, p. 232.