Carlos Blacker
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Qualifying in medicine in 1925, Blacker became a registrar in Guy's Hospital's psychiatric department for three years and continued his study at the Maudsley Hospital. He later became a part-time member of its teaching staff and was later the first chairman of the newly established Simon Population Trust.
In 1943, on active service, Blacker was awarded the George Medal. The official citation read:
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From 1931 to 1952, Blacker was secretary of the Eugenics Society and he gave it a new focus on birth control and population planning. [http://wellcomelibrary.org/using-the-library/subject-guides/genetics/makers-of-modern-genetics/digitised-archives/carlos-paton-blacker/]. His appointment as Secretary was "not without some misgivings of [[Leonard Darwin|[Leonard] Darwin]], its chairman. The differences in outlook, aspirations and in judgement of these two men during their partnership in office in the Eugenics Society led to tensions which have been ably traced by Richard Soloway. Two prominent issues here were Darwin's reluctance to endorse Blacker's deep-rooted conviction that research and provision of contraception should be a major feature in the Eugenic Society's strategy to reduce the fecundity of the lower, less able classes and his disagreement with Blacker's aspiration to redirect more of the Eugenic Society's effort from education and propaganda to research and promotion of contraception."
Carmen Blacker (1924-2009), a scholar in the Japanese language and Ann Thetis Blacker (1927–2006), the painter and singer, were daughters of Carlos Blacker. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Mahler, Arthur, 1871-, Mahler, Arthur, 1871-1916, Blacker, Carlos, Slater, William Albert, 1857-1919Other Authors: “...Blacker, Carlos...”
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