Editing Gottfried Achenwall (section)

{{Short description|German philosopher and historian}}
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{{Infobox scientist
   |name              = Gottfried Achenwall
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   |birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1719|10|20}}
   |birth_place       = [[Elbląg|Elbing]], [[Royal Prussia]]
   |death_date        = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1772|05|01|1719|10|20}}
   |death_place       = [[Göttingen]]
   |nationality       = German
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   |field             = Mathematics
   |work_institution  = [[University of Göttingen]], [[Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities]]
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   |known_for         = Statistics
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'''Gottfried Achenwall''' (20 October 1719 – 1 May 1772) was a German philosopher, historian, economist, [[jurist]] and statistician. He is counted among the inventors of statistics.