Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lambert_Adolphe_Jacques_Quetelet
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
gptkb:statistician
astronomer
sociologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ghent_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1796-02-22
gptkbp:birthPlace Ghent
gptkbp:deathDate 1874-02-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
sociology
statistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Émile_Durkheim
gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkb:Francis_Galton
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Fourier
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:body_mass_index
social physics
application of statistics to social science
gptkbp:languageOfWork gptkb:French
Dutch
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Science,_Letters_and_Fine_Arts_of_Belgium
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Belgian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sur_l'homme_et_le_développement_de_ses_facultés,_ou_Essai_de_physique_sociale
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:statistician
astronomer
sociologist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Laeken_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Célestine_Quetelet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolphe_Quetelet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6