Benjamin Gompertz | |
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| Born | 5 March 1779 London, England |
| Died | 14 July 1865 (aged 86) London, England |
| Known for | Gompertz distribution Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality Gompertz constant |
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Abigail Montefiore (m. 1810) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Family | Gompertz family |
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Benjamin Gompertz FRS (5 March 1779 – 14 July 1865) was an English self-educated mathematician and actuary, who became a Fellow of the Royal Society. Gompertz is now best known for his Gompertz law of mortality, a demographic model published in 1825. He was the brother of the early animal rights activist and inventor Lewis Gompertz and the poet Isaac Gompertz.[1]
- ^ Wolf, Lucien; Marsden, Ben (2004). "Gompertz, Lewis (1783/4–1861), animal rights campaigner and inventor". In Marsden, Ben (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10934. Retrieved 22 April 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)