André-Michel Guerry

André-Michel Guerry
BornDecember 24, 1802 (1802-12-24)
Tours, France
DiedApril 9, 1866(1866-04-09) (aged 63)
Paris
Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery
Alma materUniversity of Poitiers
Known forMoral statistics
AwardsMontyon Prize (statistics): 1833 & 1864
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André-Michel Guerry (French: [ɡɛʁi]; December 24, 1802 April 9, 1866) was a French lawyer and amateur statistician. Together with Adolphe Quetelet he may be regarded as the founder of moral statistics which led to the development of criminology, sociology and ultimately, modern social science.