Quetelet professor
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The title of Quetelet Professor is a distinction awarded to professors at Columbia University. It is named after Adolphe Quetelet, the Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, sociologist, and founder of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Current recipients
[edit]The prize is currently held by:
- Paul Lazarsfeld, Q.p. of Social Science (1963, emeritus 1971);[1] Lazarsfeld died in 1976.
- Peter Blau, Q.p. of sociology (1977, emeritus 1988); Blau died in 2002.
- Jonathan Cole, Q.p. of Social Science (1989)[2]
- Jeffrey Sachs, Q.p. of sustainable development (2002)[3]
- Mario Luis Small, Q.p. of Social Science (2022)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Columbia Establishes New Chair in Sociology". The New York Times. May 20, 1962. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Jonathan R. Cole". Hopkins Press. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Krisanda, Chelsea (2010-03-21). "Conn lands top economist as commencement speaker". The Day. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-02-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mario Luis Small '96 interviewed for Columbia News". Carleton College. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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