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Corrado Gini

Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (died 1965)

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Born
May 23, 1884
Died
March 13, 1965
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1884

About Corrado Gini

Corrado Gini was an Italian statistician, demographer and sociologist who developed the Gini coefficient, a measure of the income inequality in a society. Gini was a proponent of organicism and applied it to nations. Gini was a eugenicist, and prior to and during World War II, he was an advocate of Italian Fascism. Following the war, he founded the Italian Unionist Movement, which advocated for the annexation of Italy by the United States. His first published work was Il sesso dal punto di vista statistico (1908). He founded the international journal of statistics Metron in 1920, directing it until his death; it only accepted articles with practical applications.

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Corrado Gini timeline

  1. His first published work was Il sesso dal punto di vista statistico (1908).
  2. He founded the international journal of statistics Metron in 1920, directing it until his death; it only accepted articles with practical applications.

The world when Corrado Gini was born

Corrado Gini was born in 1884. 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 headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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