Ernst Engel

Ernst Engel
Ernst Engel
Born(1821-03-26)26 March 1821
Died8 December 1896(1896-12-08) (aged 75)
Serkowitz (now part of Radebeul)
NationalityGerman
Known forEngel curve and the Engel's law
Scientific career
FieldsStatistician and economist

Ernst Engel (/ˈɛŋɡəl/; German: [ˈɛŋəl]; 26 March 1821 – 8 December 1896) was a German statistician and economist, famous for the Engel curve and Engel's law.