About William Matthew Makeham
Lived 1826 – 1891 (aged 65). William Matthew Makeham was a mathematician and actuary.
William Matthew Makeham (11 September 1826 – 17 November 1891) was an English actuary and mathematician.
Makeham was responsible for proposing the age-independent Makeham term in the Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality that, together with the exponentially age-dependent Gompertz term, was one of the most effective theories to describe human mortality.
Makeham was responsible for two important studies on human mortality:
He had one wife, Hepzibah Reed, and seven children, William, Amy, Elizabeth, Thomas, Frederick, Emily, and George.
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Who was William Matthew Makeham?
actuary (1826-1891)
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William Matthew Makeham was born on 11 September 1826.
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William Matthew Makeham died on 17 November 1891.
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William Matthew Makeham was a mathematician and actuary.
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