George R. Porter
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George Richardson Porter (1792–1852) was a British statistician
. He was head of the statistical department of the Board of Trade
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Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
. He was head of the statistical department of the Board of Trade
Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
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Publications
- 1835: Das Ganze der Seiden-Manufactur: nach ihrem Ursprunge, Fortschritten und ... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8M8-AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22George+R.+Porter%22&hl=en&ei=4C-zTcqMHoqy8QOb26SWDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
- 1851: The Progress of the Nation, in its various social and economical Relations from the beginning of the 19th century (Google eBook) http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=d_89AAAAcAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22George+R.+Porter%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- 18??: The geography of Great Britain, Part 15, by George Long and George R. Porter, Society for the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeSociety for the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeThe Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge , founded in 1826, and wound up in 1848, was a Whiggish London organisation that published inexpensive texts intended to adapt scientific and similarly high-minded material for the rapidly expanding reading public...
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