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Adolphe Quetelet: Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874).
Born in Ghent (died at age 77).
3 awards including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Studied at Ghent University.
AWARDS (3)
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
WON
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
WON
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Foreign Member of the Royal Society
WON
Biography
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet FRSF or FRSE was a Belgian-French astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist who founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences. His name is sometimes spelled with an accent as Quételet.
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