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André Sainte-Laguë

French mathematician (1882-1950) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 67

André Sainte-Laguë was a French mathematician who was a pioneer in the area of graph theory. His research on seat allocation methods led to one being named after him, the Sainte-Laguë method. Also named after him is the Sainte-Laguë Index for measuring the proportionality of an electoral outcome.

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