Description: (Statistician)
Jacques Bertillon was a notable French statistician and demographer who made significant contributions to statistical analysis. He was known for his work on human statistics, including chairing a committee that introduced the Bertillon Classification of Causes of Death. His research on comparing statistics across countries provided valuable insights into the relationship between suicide rates and divorces, shedding light on social imbalances. Bertillon's ideas had a profound impact on influential sociologist Émile Durkheim. In the field of health statistics, Bertillon's classification system laid the foundation for the modern International Statistical Classification of Diseases.