André-Michel Guerry

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André-Michel Guerry (born December 24, 1802 in Tours , † April 9, 1866 ) was a French lawyer (attorney) and amateur statistician .

Together with Adolphe Quételet , he is considered to be the founder of the discipline of moral statistics , which contributed to the establishment of criminology as an independent science. He was a member of the London Statistics Society .

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SURNAME Guerry, André-Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French lawyer (attorney) and amateur statistician
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Tours
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1866