André-Michel Guerry

Statistician, Author

1802 – 1866

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Who was André-Michel Guerry?

André-Michel Guerry was a French lawyer and amateur statistician. Together with Adolphe Quetelet he may be regarded as the founder of moral statistics which led to the development of criminology, sociology and ultimately, modern social science.

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Born
Dec 24, 1802
Tours
Also known as
  • A.-M. Guerry
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Apr 9, 1866

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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