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Pierre François Verhulst

Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (died 1849)

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Born
October 28, 1804
Died
February 15, 1849
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1804

About Pierre François Verhulst

Pierre François Verhulst was a Belgian mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. He is best known for the logistic growth model. Pierre François Verhulst (28 October 1804, in Brussels – 15 February 1849, in Brussels) was a Belgian mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. Verhulst, Pierre-François (1845). "Recherches mathématiques sur la loi d'accroissement de la population".

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  1. Pierre François Verhulst (28 October 1804, in Brussels – 15 February 1849, in Brussels) was a Belgian mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825.
  2. Verhulst, Pierre-François (1845). "Recherches mathématiques sur la loi d'accroissement de la population".

The world when Pierre François Verhulst was born

Pierre François Verhulst was born in 1804. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLewis and Clark expedition begins
  • Technology milestoneMorphine isolated for the first time
  • World population~920M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population6.1M

1804 versus 2026

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Measure18042026
Population6.1M341 million

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