Arthur Lyon Bowley

Arthur Lyon Bowley
Born6 November 1869
Bristol, England
Died21 January 1957 (1957-01-22) (aged 87)
Surrey, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forBowley's law
SpouseJulia Hilliam
Children3
AwardsCBE (1937) Guy Medal (silver, 1895) (Gold, 1935)
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics, Economics
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics University College London

Sir Arthur Lyon Bowley, FBA (6 November 1869 – 21 January 1957) was an English statistician and economist[1][2] who worked on economic statistics and pioneered the use of sampling techniques in social surveys.

  1. ^ "Sir Arthur Bowley". The Times. No. 53746. London. 23 January 1957. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Bowley, Arthur Lyon". Who's Who. 59: 196. 1907.