Benjamin Gompertz

Mathematician and statistician, Gompertz law

Benjamin Gompertz - Mathematician and statistician, Gompertz law
Born

March 5th, 1779
246 years ago

Died

1865
160 years ago — 86 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United Kingdom

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A mathematician and statistician contributed significantly to mathematical modeling and statistics. Developed the Gompertz function, a mathematical model that describes human mortality and growth processes. This model is widely used in actuarial science, demography, and biology. Contributed to the study of the relationship between population growth and aging. Worked on various topics within statistics and provided foundational work that influenced future research.

Developed the Gompertz function for mortality

Contributed to actuarial science

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