Louis Bertillon

Louis-Adolphe Bertillon (French: [bɛʁtijɔ̃]; 1 April 1821 in Paris – 28 February 1883 in Neuilly-sur-Seine)[1] was a French statistician.

Life

He was born in Paris on the 1 April 1821. Entering the medical profession, he practised as a doctor for a number of years. After the revolution of 1870, he was appointed inspector-general of benevolent institutions. He was one of the founders of the school of anthropology of Paris, and was appointed a professor there in 1876. His Demographic figurée de la France (1874) is an able statistical study of the population of France. He died at Neuilly on 28 February 1883.[2]

His son Alphonse Bertillon is known for the invention of anthropometry, and another son Jacques also became a notable statistician.

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References
  1. France Archives
  2. Chisholm 1911.
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bertillon, Louis Adolphe". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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