John Graunt

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Statistician
Demographer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Society
gptkbp:born April 24, 1620
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Graunt_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Analysis of population data
Estimation of life expectancy
Foundational work in epidemiology
Statistical analysis of mortality data
Statistical methods in public policy
Understanding of urban mortality rates
gptkbp:died April 18, 1674
gptkbp:education Self-taught
gptkbp:field Public Health
Statistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Graunt
gptkbp:influence gptkb:John_Snow
gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkb:William_Farr
Demographic transition theory
gptkbp:influenced Public Health
Statistics
gptkbp:inventor Life tables
gptkbp:knownFor Pioneering the field of demography
gptkbp:legacy Impact on health policy
Inspiration for future statisticians
Advancement of public health initiatives
Contribution to the scientific method
Promotion of data-driven decision making
Influence on modern statistics
Contribution to the understanding of population dynamics
Contribution to the field of sociology
Father of demography
Impact on mortality studies
Influence on demographic research methodologies
Influence on health informatics
Influence on health statistics
Influence on social science research
Pioneering statistical methods
Recognition in historical studies of statistics
Recognition in the history of science
Recognition_in_public_health_history
Recognition_in_the_field_of_epidemiology
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork Bills_of_Mortality
gptkbp:occupation Merchant
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Graunt
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Natural_and_Political_Observations_Made_upon_the_Bills_of_Mortality