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- John Graunt was a London draper who, three hundred years ago, published some “Natural and Political Observations on the Bills of Mortality”. These observations represent the first, and an extremely competent, attempt to draw scientific conclusions from statistical data.
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John Graunt (24 April 1620 – 18 April 1674) has been regarded as the founder of demography. Graunt was one of the first demographers, and perhaps the first epidemiologist, though by profession he was a haberdasher.
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John Graunt was an English statistician, generally considered to be the founder of the science of demography, the statistical study of human populations. His analysis of the vital statistics of the London populace influenced the pioneer demographic work of his friend Sir William Petty and, even.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John Graunt and his Natural and political observations. David Victor Glass. Published: 10 December 1963 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1963.0065. Abstract. In commemorating the work of Graunt, the founder of demography, it was clearly desirable that a search be made for further information on his life.
Feb 15, 2022 · John Graunt, a largely self-educated London draper, can plausibly be regarded as the founding father of demography, epidemiology and vital statistics.
- Henry Connor
Jul 12, 2019 · Natural and political observations made upon the bills of mortality. by. Graunt, John, 1620-1674. Publication date. 1939. Topics. London (England) -- Statistics, Vital. Publisher. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins press.
Jul 29, 2020 · Abstract. Demographers, epidemiologists and statisticians working today are building on foundations laid by John Graunt, a London haberdasher born in 1620, who sought to analyse the many causes of death and calculate life expectancy. By Timandra Harkness.
Jan 31, 2024 · The first edition of Graunt's Observations upon the Bills of Mortality [3] was published between 25 January, 1662, the date of the first epistle dedicatory, and 5 February, 1662, when Graunt presented fifty copies to the Royal Society to be distributed among its members [4].
