[[Adolphe Quetelet]] was a [[Belgian]] [[astronomer]] and [[statistician]], born at [[Ghent]]; who wrote on [[meteorology]] and [[anthropology]], in the light especially of [[statistics]] (1796‒1874). | [[Adolphe Quetelet]] was a [[Belgian]] [[astronomer]] and [[statistician]], born at [[Ghent]]; who wrote on [[meteorology]] and [[anthropology]], in the light especially of [[statistics]] (1796‒1874). |