Adolphe Quetelet
Statistician, Academic
1796 – 1874
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Who was Adolphe Quetelet?
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. He founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences. His name is sometimes spelled with an accent as Quételet.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1796
Ghent - Also known as
- Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet
- Lambert-Adolphe-Jacques Quetelet
- Parents
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Profession
- Education
- Ghent University
- Died
- Feb 17, 1874
Brussels - Resting place
- Brussels Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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