Arthur Lyon Bowley

English statistician and economist (1869-1957) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 87

Sir Arthur Lyon Bowley, FBA was an English statistician and economist who worked on economic statistics and pioneered the use of sampling techniques in social surveys.

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1957Died21 January 19571935Guy Medal in GoldAward1933Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1895Guy Medal in SilverAward1894Adam Smith PrizeAward1869Born6 November 1869

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