a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. He founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences. His scientific research encompassed a wide range of different scientific disciplines: meteorology, astronomy, mathematics, statistics, demography, sociology, crimino...

a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. He founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences. His scientific research encompassed a wide range of different scientific disciplines: meteorology, astronomy, mathematics, statistics, demography, sociology, criminology and history of science. He made significant contributions to scientific development, but he also wrote several monographs directed to the general public. Credited to inventing the Body Mass index

Isaac Quintard was captain of the first company of militia in Stamford, organized in 1775. In 1738, Isaac Quintard was one who signed (with many others) an appeal to the General Assembly of Connecticut to deliver the members of the Episcopal Church from paying tithes to the Congregational Church. Mr. Quintard married Mrs. Clarissa (Hoyt) Shay. In 1806 he pat...

Isaac Quintard was captain of the first company of militia in Stamford, organized in 1775. In 1738, Isaac Quintard was one who signed (with many others) an appeal to the General Assembly of Connecticut to deliver the members of the Episcopal Church from paying tithes to the Congregational Church. Mr. Quintard married Mrs. Clarissa (Hoyt) Shay. In 1806 he patented a design for an apple cider mill