William A. Guy

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William Augustus Guy, 1810-1885.

British physician and statistician. William A. Guy was professor of forensic medicine and hygiene at King's College London and social and economic statistician on the side. William A. Guy contributed substantially to development of statistics in Britain. He was a leading figure in the Statistical Society of London, having served as its president in 1873-75 and long-time contributor and editor of its journal. The Guy Medal (Gold and Silver) in statistics awarded by the Royal Statistical Society are named after him.

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Major Works of William Guy

"On the Original and Acquired Meaning of the term 'Statistics', and on the proper functions of a Statistical Society, also on the question of whether there be a Science of Statistics; and, if so, what are its Nature and Objects and what is its Relation to Political Economy and Social Science", 1866, JSS of London
"On the Mortality of London Hospitals: and Incidentally on Deaths in the Prisons and Public Institutions of the Metropolis", 1867, JSS of London
"On Insanity and Crime, and the Plea of Insanity in Criminal Cases", 1869, JSS of London
"On the Claims of Science to Public Recognition and Support, with special reference to the so-called 'social sciences'", 1870, JSS of London
"Inaugural Address to Statistical Society of London", 1873, JSS of London
"Inaugural Address to Statistical Society of London", 1874, JSS of London.
"On Temperature and its Relation to Mortality", 1880, JSS of London
"Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Small-pox in London", 1882, JSS of London
"The Small-Pox Epidemic as Affected by States of War and Peace", 1882, JSS of London

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