‘Figuring’ Out the Russian Flu: A Pandemic Becomes a Statistical Event (1889–1893)

The use of figures to describe the magnitude and extent of a flu epidemic constituted a scientific innovation in late 19th-century France. The article describes the role of French statisticians, such as Jacques Bertillon and Victor Turquan, in revising and revealing figures attesting to the gravity...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Population (English ed. : 2002) 2020-01, Vol.75 (2/3), p.347-378
1. Verfasser:	Vagneron, Frédéric
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Accidents Epidemics Influenza Mortality
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