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William Farr, né le 30 novembre 1807 à Kenley (Shropshire) et mort le 14 avril 1883 à Londres, est un médecin épidémiologiste et statisticien britannique. Famille et jeunesse.
William Farr CB (30 November 1807 – 14 April 1883) was a British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics . Early life. William Farr was born in Kenley, Shropshire, to poor parents. He was effectively adopted by a local squire, Joseph Pryce, when Farr and his family moved to Dorrington.
William Farr was a British physician who pioneered the quantitative study of morbidity (disease incidence) and mortality (death), helping establish the field of medical statistics. Farr is considered to be a major figure in the history of epidemiology, having worked for almost 40 years analyzing.
1 oct. 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Farr (1807–1883), who developed the first national vital statistics system and the International Classification of Diseases. This article celebrates his 200th birthday and his contributions to the field of epidemiology.
- DE Lilienfeld
- 2007
Parmi les premiers épidémiologistes, il dirige, sans en être le chef, les activités du General Register Office pendant plus de quarante ans. Nous retraçons ici son œuvre démographique : calcul de tables de mortalité et perfectionnement des formules, calcul d'un taux net de reproduction, nosologie.
- Michel Dupâquier
- 1984
Learn how William Farr, a British epidemiologist, developed and wrote the Annual Reports of the Registrar General, a database of births, marriages, and deaths. Explore his contributions to the modern analytic form of epidemiology and his challenges to Sydenham's theory of miasmata.
William Farr was a prominent British physician and vital statistician in the nineteenth century. He developed methods and classifications for mortality and life tables, and participated in sanitary reforms and censuses.
