Adolphe Quetelet
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a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist who was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences.
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Born
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet 22 February 1796 Ghent, French Republic (now Ghent, Belgium )
Died
17 February 1874 (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium
Nationality
Belgian
Known for
contributions to social physics
Fields
astronomer mathematician statistician sociologist
Alma mater
University of Ghent
Awards
ForMemRS (1839)
Institutions
Brussels Observatory
adultbasic
Belgium
era
1800+
Influences
Joseph Fourier Pierre-Simon Laplace