Adolphe Quetelet Quotes

The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of t...

Treatise on Man & the Development of His Faculties

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Born: 1796-02-22

Died: 1874-02-17

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (or Quételet) (22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. He founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was perpetual secretary of the Royal Academy of Brussels. Quetelet was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences.More

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