Adolphe Quetelet

GPTKB entity

Properties (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomer
Mathematician
Statistician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:University_of_Ghent
gptkbp:born February 22, 1796
gptkbp:contribution Development of the concept of the average man
Introduction of the term 'social physics'
Statistical methods in social sciences
gptkbp:died February 17, 1874
gptkbp:field Astronomy
Mathematics
Statistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adolphe Quetelet
gptkbp:influenced Demography
Sociology
Statistics
gptkbp:knownFor Social physics
Quetelet_index
gptkbp:nationality Belgian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Émile_de_Laveleye
gptkb:Adolphe_de_Gerlache
gptkbp:occupation Professor
Director_of_the_Royal_Observatory_of_Brussels