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R. G. D. Allen

R. G. D. Allen, English economist, mathematician, and statistician (died 1983)

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Born
June 3, 1906
Died
September 29, 1983
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1906

About R. G. D. Allen

Sir Roy George Douglas Allen, CBE, FBA was an English economist, mathematician and statistician, also member of the International Statistical Institute. Allen was knighted in 1966 for his services to economics and became president of the Royal Statistical Society, who awarded him the Guy Medal in Gold in 1978. Allen became a fellow of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge and died in 1983.

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R. G. D. Allen timeline

  1. Allen was knighted in 1966 for his services to economics and became president of the Royal Statistical Society, who awarded him the Guy Medal in Gold in 1978.
  2. Allen became a fellow of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge and died in 1983.

The world when R. G. D. Allen was born

R. G. D. Allen was born in 1906. 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.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in R. G. D. Allen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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