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Adolphe Quetelet

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: ⓘ; 22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist who…

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Known for
Contributions to social physics
Alma mater
University of Ghent
Born
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796-02-22)22 February 1796 Ghent, French Republic (now Ghent, Belgium)
Died
17 February 1874(1874-02-17) (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium
Fields
Astronomy · mathematics · statistics · sociology
Workplaces
Brussels Observatory

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Adolphe Quetelet

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related to Further reading · 28
Adolphe Quetelet → Alain Desrosières, Another, Arrow Books, Average Men, British Journal, Cambridge University Press, Chance, Critical Mass, Fabien Locher, Harvard University Press, History, How One Thing Leads, Ian Hacking, Kevin Donnelly, Large Numbers, On, Philip Ball, Pittsburgh Press, Science, Social Physics
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Adolphe Quetelet → Astronomy, mathematics, sociology, statistics
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Adolphe Quetelet → University of Ghent
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Adolphe Quetelet → Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796-02-22)22 February 1796 Ghent, French Republic (now Ghent, Belgium)
Died · 1
Adolphe Quetelet → 17 February 1874(1874-02-17) (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium
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Adolphe Quetelet → Contributions to social physics
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Adolphe Quetelet → Brussels Observatory
related to Optics · 1
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Adolphe QueteletAlma materUniversity of Ghent1.00infobox
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Adolphe QueteletDied17 February 1874(1874-02-17) (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletFieldsAstronomy1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletFieldsmathematics1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletFieldsstatistics1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletFieldssociology1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletKnown forContributions to social physics1.00infobox
Adolphe QueteletWorkplacesBrussels Observatory1.00infobox
Adolphe Queteletrelated to Further readingKevin Donnelly0.60section
Adolphe Queteletrelated to Further readingSocial Physics0.60section
Adolphe Queteletrelated to Further readingAverage Men0.60section

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