Births on February 22

Adolphe Quetelet

Born on February 22, 1796

Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet FRSF or FRSE (French: [kətlɛ] (listen); 22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist who founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences. His name is sometimes spelled with an accent as Quételet.He also founded the science of anthropometry and developed the body mass index (BMI) scale, originally called the Quetelet Index. His work on measuring human characteristic to determine the ideal l’homme moyen ("the average man"), played a key role in the origins of eugenics.

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Events on 1796

1 Feb

York, Upper Canada
The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
9 Mar

Joséphine de Beauharnais
Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
15 May

Milan
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
11 Jul

Jay Treaty
The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
17 Nov

Battle of the Bridge of Arcole
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.

Births on February 22

Adolphe Quetelet

Born on February 22, 1796

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York, Upper Canada

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Milan

Jay Treaty

Battle of the Bridge of Arcole