Wilhelm Lexis
German statistician and economist (1837-1914) · Academics · Died at 77
Wilhelm Lexis, full name Wilhelm Hector Richard Albrecht Lexis, was a German statistician, economist, and social scientist. The Oxford Dictionary of Statistics cites him as a "pioneer of the analysis of demographic time series".
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Lexis is largely remembered for two items that bear his name - the Lexis ratio and the Lexis diagram.
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Deceased
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Lived 1837 to 1914 · aged 77