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Carl Pearson

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Birthplace: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 27, 1936 (79)
Coldharbour, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of William Pearson and Fanny Pearson
Husband of Margaret Victoria Pearson and Maria Pearson
Father of Egon Sharpe Pearson; Sigrid Loetitia Pearson and Helga Sharpe Pearson
Brother of Arthur Pearson and Amy Pearson

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About Karl Pearson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Pearson

Karl Pearson FRS (/ˈpɪərsən/; originally named Carl; 27 March 1857 – 27 April 1936) was an influential English mathematician and biostatistician. He has been credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics. He founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London in 1911, and contributed significantly to the field of biometrics, meteorology, theories of social Darwinism and eugenics. Pearson was also a protégé and biographer of Sir Francis Galton.

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Karl Pearson's Timeline

1857
March 27, 1857
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1895
August 11, 1895
1936
April 27, 1936
Age 79
Coldharbour, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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